Unisex name · since 1880
Monroe
Monroe has 17,094 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
17,094 babies have been named Monroe since 1880, making it today's #1260 unisex name.
Monroe has 17,094 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1260 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,260 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,094 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monroe ranks #902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,260 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,094 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,260 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,094
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Monroe's 17,094 recorded births place it above 98.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Monroe compares
17,094 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Monroe's all-time total is 46x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monroe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 375 | 34 | 22,252 |
Monroe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monroe's full recorded timeline at 1953, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 22 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 375 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monroe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 375
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Monroe popularity over time - girls
7,266 total births recorded since 1928 (Monroe as girls' name)
Monroe by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,194 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Monroe's strongest decade.
3,194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Monroe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 614
1880s
614 births
- 1890s 565
1890s
565 births
- 1900s 720
1900s
720 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,450 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,194 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,163 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,862 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,278 births
- 1960s 753
1960s
753 births
- 1970s 534
1970s
534 births
- 1980s 388
1980s
388 births
- 1990s 335
1990s
335 births
- 2000s 341
2000s
341 births
- 2010s 1,025
2010s
1,025 births
- 2020s 872
2020s
872 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,194 births (19% of all-time use).
How Monroe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Monroe's total volume
Monroe by state
Where Monroe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,316 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 912 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 847 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 729 | 4.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 665 | 3.9% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 617 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 605 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 557 | 3.3% |
1,316 of 17,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Monroe appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monroe's data
- Monroe's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,194 total births); usage has since declined to 872 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Monroes (1,316 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monroe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Monroe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.