NameTides

Monroe

Monroe was the #467 girls' name in the US in 2025 (658 babies), and #922 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Monroe as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Monroe as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandEngland & WalesCanada
Monroe as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#467 (658)#922 (38)#429 (7)——#1,373 (18)
2024#570 (530)#722 (52)#384 (8)——#945 (29)
2023#529 (574)#794 (45)———#1,582 (14)
2022#544 (568)#982 (35)#531 (5)—#559 (6)#964 (27)
2021#525 (587)#840 (42)#485 (6)——#787 (37)
2020#541 (557)#941 (37)#636 (4)——#1,020 (25)
2019#596 (510)#996 (35)———#895 (30)
2018#603 (502)#952 (38)#680 (4)——#632 (47)
2017#683 (428)#1,184 (29)—#432 (3)—#1,049 (24)
2016#692 (419)#1,472 (22)———#915 (29)
2015#717 (396)#1,114 (31)———#864 (31)
2014#780 (359)#1,501 (20)#603 (5)——#972 (27)
2013#765 (356)#1,774 (16)———#1,255 (19)
2012#951 (267)#2,338 (11)———#1,142 (22)
2011#1,531 (143)#4,049 (5)———#2,348 (8)

Monroe as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Monroe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Monroe as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,260 (157)#1,197 (24)—#2,527 (7)
2024#1,275 (154)#1,675 (15)—#2,710 (6)
2023#1,340 (141)#1,243 (22)——
2022#1,540 (116)#1,366 (19)——
2021#1,103 (189)#1,516 (16)—#2,491 (6)
2020#1,478 (115)#1,314 (19)——
2019#1,507 (113)#1,745 (13)——
2018#1,478 (117)#1,324 (19)#595 (4)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,341 (133)#1,703 (14)——
2016#1,373 (129)#1,627 (15)——
2015#1,266 (142)#1,586 (15)#686 (3)#2,715 (5)
2014#1,402 (120)#2,690 (7)——
2013#1,475 (111)#1,462 (16)——
2012#1,849 (79)#3,416 (5)——
2011#2,748 (43)#3,300 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #467.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1928.
  • In 2025, 81% of US babies named Monroe were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Monroe is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,200 to 1 in 3,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Monroe by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #391WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #478WAIdaho: #277IDMontana: #144MTNorth Dakota: #195NDMinnesota: #459MNIllinois: #344ILMichigan: #306MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: #273ORNevada: #433NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #437IAIndiana: #278INOhio: #323OHPennsylvania: #452PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #675CAUtah: #119UTColorado: #317CONebraska: #200NEMissouri: #350MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #606VAMaryland: #459MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #292AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #212KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #432TNNorth Carolina: #405NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #546OKLouisiana: #426LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #481ALGeorgia: #431GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #559TXFlorida: #692FL
Monroe (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Monroe (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MonroeCanadaGirls#1,37318
MonroeCanadaBoys#2,5277
MonroeEngland & WalesGirls#92238
MonroeEngland & WalesBoys#1,19724
MonroeIrelandGirls—too few
MonroeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MonroeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MonroeScotlandGirls#4297
MonroeScotlandBoys—too few
MonroeUSGirls#467658
MonroeUSBoys#1,260157