Monica Name Popularity

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How popular is Monica?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Monica, ranked the 608th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Monica has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 39, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1977.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1979 with 6,586 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Monica in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1882.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Monica occurred roughly during the years 1884-1891, 1893-1896, 1906-1916, 1930-1935, 1941-1965, and 1966-1969, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1995-2013.

Sometimes the name Monica has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Monica has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Monica has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Monica?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Monica still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Monica has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Monica (Girl)		Monica (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		495	608	< 5	--
2017		472	626	< 5	--
2016		519	588	< 5	--
2015		556	560	< 5	--
2014		576	539	< 5	--
2013		597	502	< 5	--
2012		722	433	< 5	--
2011		777	406	< 5	--
2010		887	360	< 5	--
2009		972	339	< 5	--
2008		1,062	318	< 5	--
2007		1,190	285	< 5	--
2006		1,362	248	< 5	--
2005		1,409	238	< 5	--
2004		1,512	225	9	7,968
2003		1,613	207	< 5	--
2002		1,778	180	< 5	--
2001		1,793	182	6	10,117
2000		1,990	167	< 5	--
1999		2,134	151	< 5	--
1998		3,229	105	13	5,083
1997		4,223	79	9	6,444
1996		4,325	82	17	3,965
1995		3,968	87	12	5,011
1994		3,911	88	21	3,297
1993		3,900	86	24	2,917
1992		4,587	77	24	2,898
1991		4,156	85	26	2,661
1990		4,453	76	19	3,266
1989		4,503	68	36	2,016
1988		4,461	70	26	2,340
1987		4,809	64	33	1,927
1986		5,013	59	37	1,714
1985		4,991	61	28	2,050
1984		5,130	58	26	2,082
1983		5,403	54	36	1,644
1982		5,734	52	39	1,584
1981		5,783	49	31	1,846
1980		6,034	45	43	1,462
1979		6,586	40	34	1,696
1978		5,865	42	31	1,743
1977		6,365	39	32	1,694
1976		5,981	45	34	1,594
1975		5,477	49	33	1,586
1974		6,284	43	30	1,645
1973		6,376	40	42	1,285
1972		6,127	47	26	1,753
1971		6,425	48	30	1,621
1970		6,188	56	33	1,486
1969		6,037	59	26	1,627
1968		5,218	68	8	3,279
1967		4,964	70	8	3,157
1966		4,718	75	12	2,412
1965		5,114	72	15	2,138
1964		4,651	90	14	2,278
1963		3,997	110	10	2,798
1962		4,006	115	11	2,622
1961		3,389	136	12	2,491
1960		3,088	141	8	3,253
1959		2,593	160	7	3,482
1958		2,415	160	7	3,475
1957		2,489	151	< 5	--
1956		2,159	169	< 5	--
1955		1,813	183	< 5	--
1954		1,825	181	< 5	--
1953		1,599	193	< 5	--
1952		1,465	197	< 5	--
1951		1,298	209	< 5	--
1950		1,057	231	< 5	--
1949		826	267	< 5	--
1948		847	262	5	4,020
1947		614	311	< 5	--
1946		457	355	< 5	--
1945		400	339	< 5	--
1944		342	383	< 5	--
1943		299	426	< 5	--
1942		325	398	< 5	--
1941		261	425	< 5	--
1940		286	407	< 5	--
1939		255	425	< 5	--
1938		269	409	< 5	--
1937		292	380	< 5	--
1936		273	387	< 5	--
1935		332	352	< 5	--
1934		259	407	< 5	--
1933		213	440	< 5	--
1932		215	451	< 5	--
1931		192	468	< 5	--
1930		168	522	< 5	--
1929		182	500	< 5	--
1928		218	467	< 5	--
1927		189	512	< 5	--
1926		190	507	< 5	--
1925		198	500	< 5	--
1924		223	467	< 5	--
1923		199	494	< 5	--
1922		206	480	< 5	--
1921		247	434	< 5	--
1920		215	462	< 5	--
1919		178	509	< 5	--
1918		223	444	< 5	--
1917		252	399	< 5	--
1916		278	373	< 5	--
1915		196	437	< 5	--
1914		156	439	< 5	--
1913		164	378	< 5	--
1912		130	409	< 5	--
1911		83	449	< 5	--
1910		79	454	< 5	--
1909		71	441	< 5	--
1908		62	460	< 5	--
1907		61	460	< 5	--
1906		52	475	< 5	--
1905		53	470	< 5	--
1904		54	441	< 5	--
1903		36	547	< 5	--
1902		33	581	< 5	--
1901		44	450	< 5	--
1900		39	553	< 5	--
1899		30	561	< 5	--
1898		41	482	< 5	--
1897		34	504	< 5	--
1896		36	496	< 5	--
1895		20	719	< 5	--
1894		22	639	< 5	--
1893		25	566	< 5	--
1892		27	537	< 5	--
1891		25	519	< 5	--
1890		17	661	< 5	--
1889		14	710	< 5	--
1888		13	744	< 5	--
1887		13	652	< 5	--
1886		10	759	< 5	--
1885		10	728	< 5	--
1884		8	833	< 5	--
1883		5	1,008	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		10	572	< 5	--
1880		6	813	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.