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Monroe
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About Monroe
The name Monroe is currently ranked #955 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #179 in 1882. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in MONROE, MONROE, and MONROE. Monroe is also used for girls, ranking #467 in 2025 (more popular).
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,420 | 119 | 62 |
| 2015 | #1,269 | 142 | 74.1 |
| 2016 | #1,377 | 129 | 68 |
| 2017 | #1,344 | 133 | 71.9 |
| 2018 | #1,485 | 117 | 64.4 |
| 2019 | #1,513 | 113 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,484 | 115 | 66.6 |
| 2021 | #1,104 | 189 | 108 |
| 2022 | #1,554 | 115 | 65.9 |
| 2023 | #1,343 | 141 | 82.4 |
| 2024 | #1,282 | 153 | 88.8 |
| 2025 | #1,262 | 157 | 91.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Monroes
- (Monroe) Jackson Rathbone V
American actor
- Monroe Grisman
American guitarist and singer of Petty Theft, son of musician David Grisman, named after bluegrass legend Bill Monroe
- Monroe Salisbury (born Orange Salisbury Cash)
American actor
- Monroe Gierl
American reality TV personality of "Endurance"
- Monroe Jackson Rathbone VI (b. 2012)
son of actor Jackson Rathbone
- James Monroe Hanson (b. 2008)
son of singer Isaac Hanson
- Easton Quinn Monroe Elfman (b. 2010)
son of actors Bodhi and Jenna Elfman
- Gus Monroe Deveraux Sanford (b. 2014)
son of actress Poppy Montgomery and Shawn Sanford
- James Monroe
5th President of the United States
- Bill Monroe
American musician responsible for the bluegrass genre
Monroe in pop culture
- Monroe Stahr
character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon
- Monroe Fuches
character in "Barry"
- Monroe Ficus
character on TV's "Too Close for Comfort"
- Monroe
werewolf character on TV's "Grimm"
