Monique
Monique was the 3370th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 93rd with 3,163 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,391 places. More babies were named Monique in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · French, Latin
Say it moh-NEEK /moʊˈnik/
- Rank in 2025
- #3,370 girls, down 155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19803,163 babies
- Total since 1880
- 79,160babies recorded
What does the name Monique mean?
Monique is the French form of Monica, the name of the 4th-century mother of Saint Augustine. Monica was her Latin name, but its origin is uncertain: Wiktionary suggests it was probably Berber or Phoenician, since she was from North Africa. Old attempts to link it with Greek monos, "alone", or Latin monere, "to advise", are not accepted. Monique became common in the US from the 1950s, and it is also used in French-speaking Canada.
Monica (Latin, “name of Saint Augustine's mother, probably of Berber or Phoenician origin”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Monique is certainly French for Monica; the meaning of Monica is unknown.
Other explanations you may read: Monica means 'alone' (Greek monos) or 'advisor' (Latin monere).
Related names: Monica, Monika, Mónica.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Monique', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Monica', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Monique', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Monique popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 377 since 1963.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,370 | 46 |
| 2020 | #3,215 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,356 | 173 |
| 2000 | #343 | 899 |
| 1990 | #133 | 2,361 |
| 1980 | #93 | 3,163 |
| 1970 | #160 | 2,097 |
| 1960 | #380 | 627 |
| 1950 | #1,268 | 53 |
| 1940 | #1,878 | 19 |
| 1930 | #3,932 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Monique, counting every spelling?
Monique has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Monique?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Monique (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Monique 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Monique.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Monique?
About 74,600 people born in the US named Monique are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 34 and 53. That makes Monique mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Monique by state
How common Monique was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×). In 48 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 Monique: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Monique, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Monique · Sibling names for Monique
Questions about the name Monique
What does Monique mean?
The origin of Monique is uncertain: Monique is certainly French for Monica; the meaning of Monica is unknown.
How popular is the name Monique?
Monique was the 3370th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 93rd with 3,163 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,391 places. More babies were named Monique in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Monique a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Monique in the US.
Where is Monique most popular?
In 2021–2025, Monique was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.