Monique
Girl name · #3346 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
In 2025, 46 baby girls were named Monique, placing it at #3346 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1972, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 39,130 girls born in 2025 was named Monique.
The 116-year story
Monique first appears in the Social Security records in 1909, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1980, when 3,163 girls were named Monique — good for #93 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Monique per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Monique in class?
Monique scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Monique will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Monique is most common
State-level data for Monique is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Monique
Statistically, parents drawn to Monique tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Candace, Nichole, Dominique, Marlena, and Rachelle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Monique | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3342 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2930 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4191 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3179 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2584 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2664 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2798 |
| 2015 | 101 | #1972 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1967 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1849 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1774 |
| 2011 | 132 | #1633 |
| 2010 | 173 | #1352 |
| 2009 | 230 | #1106 |
| 2008 | 297 | #922 |
| 2007 | 374 | #773 |
| 2006 | 443 | #656 |
| 2005 | 516 | #556 |
| 2004 | 643 | #462 |
| 2003 | 655 | #457 |
| 2002 | 710 | #410 |
| 2001 | 802 | #371 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Monique a popular girl name?
Monique ranked #3346 among girls in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1972.
When was the name Monique most popular?
Monique peaked in 1980, when 3,163 American girls received the name (ranked #93 that year). Since 1980 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Monique?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American girls was named Monique. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.