Monica
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning advisor; one who warns.
Babies a year
469
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#737
down from #726
UK popularity
#1229
26 babies
How Monica has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #560 |
| 2016 | #587 |
| 2017 | #626 |
| 2018 | #608 |
| 2019 | #639 |
| 2020 | #697 |
| 2021 | #697 |
| 2022 | #745 |
| 2023 | #728 |
| 2024 | #726 |
| 2025 | #737 |
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Monica. In the US, 469 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,586 in 1979.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Monica was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.35% of American babies of that sex.
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