Is Monica a boy or girl name?
Monica is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 388 girls and 0 boys were named Monica, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 251,883 US babies named Monica were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #726
- Babies named Monica since 1880
- 251,883
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 6,619 babies
Boys and girls named Monica, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 277 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,739 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,067 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,469 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 4,657 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 14 | 18,722 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 124 | 45,192 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 325 | 61,681 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 335 | 51,864 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 165 | 38,893 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 15 | 14,691 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,072 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,982 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 388 | #726 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 386 | #729 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 389 | #744 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 415 | #695 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 404 | #697 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 459 | #638 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 498 | #608 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 472 | #626 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 522 | #587 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 557 | #559 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 577 | #539 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 597 | #504 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 724 | #431 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 779 | #405 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 887 | #361 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 972 | #339 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,064 | #317 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #285 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,363 | #248 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,409 | #238 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,970 | 1,512 | #225 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,613 | #207 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #180 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,122 | 1,796 | #182 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,992 | #167 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,134 | #151 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,087 | 3,229 | #105 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,446 | 4,223 | #79 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,965 | 4,326 | #82 |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,013 | 3,969 | #87 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,298 | 3,912 | #88 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,917 | 3,901 | #86 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,898 | 4,590 | #77 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,660 | 4,156 | #85 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,267 | 4,453 | #76 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,017 | 4,502 | #68 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,340 | 4,463 | #70 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,926 | 4,809 | #64 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,714 | 5,014 | #59 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,050 | 4,989 | #61 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,082 | 5,132 | #58 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,645 | 5,404 | #54 |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,584 | 5,734 | #52 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,845 | 5,782 | #49 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,462 | 6,035 | #45 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,698 | 6,585 | #40 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,743 | 5,867 | #42 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,696 | 6,366 | #39 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,592 | 5,979 | #45 |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,586 | 5,476 | #49 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,645 | 6,281 | #43 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,285 | 6,379 | #40 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,754 | 6,133 | #47 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,622 | 6,427 | #48 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,486 | 6,188 | #56 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,629 | 6,034 | #59 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,281 | 5,219 | #68 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,159 | 4,966 | #70 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,415 | 4,722 | #75 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,141 | 5,113 | #72 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,279 | 4,655 | #90 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,800 | 3,996 | #110 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,622 | 4,007 | #115 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,497 | 3,392 | #136 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,250 | 3,088 | #140 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,490 | 2,593 | #160 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,479 | 2,415 | #160 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 2,491 | #151 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 2,162 | #169 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,817 | #182 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,824 | #181 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,600 | #193 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,464 | #197 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #209 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,058 | #231 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 826 | #267 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,020 | 847 | #262 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 615 | #311 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 457 | #355 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 400 | #339 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 342 | #383 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 299 | #426 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 325 | #398 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 261 | #425 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 285 | #409 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 256 | #425 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 269 | #409 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 292 | #380 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 273 | #387 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 332 | #352 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 259 | #407 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 213 | #440 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 215 | #451 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 192 | #468 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 168 | #522 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 182 | #500 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 218 | #467 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 189 | #512 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 190 | #507 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 198 | #500 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 223 | #467 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 199 | #494 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 206 | #480 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 247 | #434 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 215 | #462 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 178 | #509 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 223 | #444 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 252 | #399 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 278 | #373 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 196 | #437 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 156 | #439 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 164 | #378 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 130 | #409 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 83 | #449 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 79 | #454 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 71 | #441 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 62 | #460 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 61 | #460 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 52 | #475 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 53 | #470 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 54 | #441 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 36 | #547 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 33 | #581 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 44 | #450 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 39 | #553 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 30 | #561 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 41 | #482 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 34 | #504 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 36 | #496 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 20 | #719 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 22 | #639 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 25 | #566 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 27 | #537 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 25 | #519 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 17 | #661 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #710 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 13 | #744 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 13 | #652 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #759 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #728 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #833 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,008 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #572 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #813 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Monica reached #1,285 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #39 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Monica
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.