Mona
Mona was the 2806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 230th; the most babies were born in 1957 (1,231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 903 places. More babies were named Mona in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning Irish "noble"; other origins too · Irish, Arabic
Say it MOH-nuh /ˈmoʊnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,806 girls, down 862 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19571,231 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,818babies recorded
What does the name Mona mean?
Mona has several independent sources. Wiktionary takes the English name from the Irish Muadhnait, from múad, "noble". In northern Europe Mona is often a pet form of Monica or Ramona, and it is linked in many minds to Leonardo's Mona Lisa, where mona is a contraction of Italian madonna, "my lady". Separately, the Arabic name Muna, "wishes, desires", is often written Mona. Mona was most common in the US from the 1930s to the 1960s.
múad (Middle Irish, “noble”)مُنى (Arabic, “muna, wishes”)
How sure is this? Probable. Several unrelated names are spelled Mona; the meaning depends on the family's background.
Related names: Monica, Ramona, Muna, Monna.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mona', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Mona (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mona popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 31 since 1933.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,806 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,944 | 99 |
| 2010 | #2,197 | 89 |
| 2000 | #1,467 | 126 |
| 1990 | #1,288 | 127 |
| 1980 | #951 | 157 |
| 1970 | #377 | 633 |
| 1960 | #276 | 1,081 |
| 1950 | #230 | 1,088 |
| 1940 | #292 | 470 |
| 1930 | #276 | 540 |
| 1920 | #411 | 262 |
| 1910 | #394 | 101 |
| 1900 | #400 | 69 |
| 1890 | #458 | 33 |
| 1880 | #463 | 14 |
How popular is Mona, counting every spelling?
Mona is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona | 61 | #2,806 | 423 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mona?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mona (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mona?
About 28,500 people born in the US named Mona are alive today, with a median age of 65; half are between 54 and 72. That makes Mona a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mona by state
How common Mona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mona, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mona · Sibling names for Mona
Questions about the name Mona
What does Mona mean?
Mona means “Irish "noble"; other origins too” (Irish, Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Mona?
Mona was the 2806th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 230th; the most babies were born in 1957 (1,231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 903 places. More babies were named Mona in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Mona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mona in the US.
Where is Mona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mona was most common in California (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Florida.