Recorded 1953–2004 Unisex name Peak 1959 123 births

Monserrate — unisex name

123 babies named Monserrate in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s281960s571970s102000s28
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Monserrate was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Monserrate in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monserrate

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Monserrate between 1953 and 2004, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monserrate currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Monserrate is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 1958.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monserrate performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Monserrate shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monserrate in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monserrate 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 123 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.

Monserrate at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

123

Since 1953

52 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1953

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2004

Monserrate popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1953

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
45678910 2004200119691965196119581953 5

Monserrate popularity over time — boys

34 total births recorded since 1958 (Monserrate as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
4.555.566.577.5 197419711965196419631958 6

Monserrate by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
57 births that decade — 46% of Monserrate's all-time total
1950s281960s571970s102000s28

Monserrate by state

Where Monserrate concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monserrate
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
55 44.7%
New York share of Monserrate's total US births 44.7%

55 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monserrate?
123 babies have been named Monserrate since 1953. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Monserrate most popular?
Monserrate was most popular in the 1960s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Monserrate most popular?
The top states for the name Monserrate are New York (55 births).
Is Monserrate a unisex name?
Yes, Monserrate is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 123 births, and as a boy's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Monserrate been used?
Monserrate has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 52 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Monserrate?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monica, Monique, Mona, Monika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1953–2004 (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.