Monroe
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning mouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name.
How Monroe has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #719 |
| 2016 | #695 |
| 2017 | #683 |
| 2018 | #603 |
| 2019 | #597 |
| 2020 | #543 |
| 2021 | #524 |
| 2022 | #544 |
| 2023 | #530 |
| 2024 | #571 |
| 2025 | #467 |
Monroe by the numbers
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Monroe. In the US, 559 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Monroe, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a river
Like Monroe, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Monroe
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