Monserrat — #1300 US girls' name
7,920 babies named Monserrat in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to girls today.
46% of everyone ever named Monserrat was born in this single decade.
498 babies were named Monserrat in 2014 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Monserrat
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,920 babies named Monserrat between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monserrat currently holds the #1300 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 498 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Monserrat performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,674 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Monserrat shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,720 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Monserrat in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Monserrat in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 7,920 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Monserrat at a glance
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Monserrat popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980
- Peak year (2014)
- 498
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #1300 among girls.
7,920 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 498 births in a single year.
Monserrat popularity over time — boys
26 total births recorded since 1992 (Monserrat as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Monserrat accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Monserrat by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 3,674 births that decade — 46% of Monserrat's all-time total
Monserrat decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,674 births
- Runner-up 2,799 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Monserrat's strongest decade
3,674 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
Monserrat by state
Where Monserrat concentrates geographically — total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,720 | 34.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,635 | 20.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 521 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 273 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 222 | 2.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 220 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 219 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 180 | 2.3% |
2,720 of 7,920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 34.3% of nationwide
- Texas 20.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.6% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.4% of nationwide
- Florida 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 29 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 34.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Monserrat appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.