Is Monroe a boy or girl name?
Monroe is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 529 girls and 153 boys were named Monroe, so 77.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.1% of the 23,536 US babies named Monroe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,282
- Girl rank, 2024
- #571
- Babies named Monroe since 1880
- 23,536
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 776 babies
Boys and girls named Monroe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 614 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 565 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 720 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,450 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,194 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 2,163 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 1,861 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,279 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 753 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 534 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 388 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 335 | 36 | 9.7% |
| 2000s | 340 | 262 | 43.5% |
| 2010s | 1,024 | 3,473 | 77.2% |
| 2020s | 713 | 2,812 | 79.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153 | #1,282 | 529 | #571 |
| 2023 | 141 | #1,343 | 574 | #530 |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,554 | 567 | #544 |
| 2021 | 189 | #1,104 | 587 | #526 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,484 | 555 | #543 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,513 | 510 | #597 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1,485 | 502 | #604 |
| 2017 | 133 | #1,344 | 428 | #683 |
| 2016 | 129 | #1,377 | 418 | #695 |
| 2015 | 142 | #1,269 | 396 | #720 |
| 2014 | 119 | #1,420 | 359 | #781 |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,481 | 356 | #767 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,857 | 267 | #954 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,778 | 143 | #1,538 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,057 | 94 | #2,112 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,881 | 61 | #2,879 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,988 | 37 | #4,247 |
| 2007 | 41 | #2,906 | 38 | #4,108 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,064 | 32 | #4,542 |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,830 | 24 | #5,385 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,088 | 26 | #5,031 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,336 | 13 | #8,335 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,159 | 15 | #7,329 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,845 | 9 | #10,738 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,901 | 7 | #12,708 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,843 | 7 | #12,250 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,262 | 10 | #9,064 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,533 | 9 | #9,561 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,655 | 10 | #8,619 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 48 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 74 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 70 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 69 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 75 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 70 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 70 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 68 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 76 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 88 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 77 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 86 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 74 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 96 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 93 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 127 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 124 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 137 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 113 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 149 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 170 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 145 | #575 | 6 | #5,244 |
| 1950 | 125 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 167 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 190 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 205 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 186 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 154 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 185 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 206 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 188 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 183 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 197 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 191 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 204 | #398 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1937 | 194 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 223 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 210 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 213 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 219 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 200 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 248 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 261 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 274 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 280 | #338 | 8 | #3,660 |
| 1927 | 302 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 320 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 303 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 293 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 334 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 354 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 375 | #290 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 359 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 339 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 362 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 334 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 300 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 310 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 251 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 210 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 175 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 91 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 78 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 75 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 81 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 72 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 72 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 79 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 64 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 67 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 59 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 62 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 89 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 44 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 58 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 58 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 63 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 63 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 58 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 63 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 58 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 47 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 53 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 68 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 74 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 56 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 73 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 54 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 56 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 46 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 76 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 58 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 53 | #224 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Monroe reached #179 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #526 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.