Recorded 2009–2018 Boys' name Peak 2009 46 births

Monson — boys' name

46 babies named Monson in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s92010s37
2010s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Monson was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Monson in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monson

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Monson between 2009 and 2018, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Monson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Monson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monson 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 46 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.

Monson at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

46

Since 2009

10 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2009

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2018

Monson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2009

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5678910 201820132012201120102009 9

Monson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 80% of Monson's all-time total
2000s92010s37

Monson by state

Where Monson concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 21.7%
Utah share of Monson's total US births 21.7%

10 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monson?
46 babies have been named Monson since 2009. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Monson most popular?
Monson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Monson most popular?
The top states for the name Monson are Utah (10 births).
How long has the name Monson been used?
Monson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 10 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Monson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monte, Monroe, Monty, Montgomery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2009–2018 (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.