Girls' name · since 1980
Monserrat
Monserrat has 8,070 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,070
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Monserrat is the #1448 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,070 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Monserrat recorded 8,070 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #1448 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #1,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,070 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monserrat ranks #1,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,070 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,070
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Monserrat's 8,070 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Monserrat compares
8,070 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Monserrat's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monserrat | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,070 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 498 | 21 | 19,840 |
Monserrat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Monserrat's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 498, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Monserrat popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 498
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Monserrat popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1992 (Monserrat as boys' name)
Monserrat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,675 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Monserrat's strongest decade.
3,675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Monserrat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 573
1990s
573 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,675 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,799 births
- 2020s 948
2020s
948 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,675 births (46% of all-time use).
How Monserrat compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Monserrat's total volume
Monserrat by state
Where Monserrat concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,758 | 34.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,680 | 20.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 526 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 273 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 228 | 2.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 220 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 219 | 2.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 180 | 2.2% |
2,758 of 8,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Monserrat appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monserrat's data
- Monserrat's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,675 total births); usage has since declined to 948 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Monserrats (2,758 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monserrat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Monserrat 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.