Monica
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Monica
This saintly name--she was the mother of St. Augustine--plummeted after the double whammy of Lewinsky and the demise of Friends.
Monica is also given to boys.
Pronounced MAH-ni-kuh.
As of October 2026, Monica ranked #737 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #39 in 1977, Nameberry popularity #571.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #539 | 577 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #559 | 557 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #587 | 522 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #626 | 472 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #608 | 498 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #638 | 459 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #697 | 404 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #695 | 415 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #744 | 389 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #729 | 386 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #726 | 388 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #737 | 371 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Monica for girls
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Monica on lists
Famous Monicas
- Saint MonicaGirl
Algerian mother of Augustine of Hippo
- Monica SelesGirl
Serbian tennis player
- Monica Anna Maria BellucciGirl
Italian actress
- Monica BrantGirl
former Miss Fitness Olympia
- Monica (Denise Brown)Girl
American singer
- Mónica Cruz (Sánchez)Girl
Spanish model, younger sister of actress Penelope Cruz
- Monica Enid DickensGirl
English novelist, great,granddaughter of Charles Dickens
- (Monica) Elizabeth JolleyGirl
English,Australian novelist
- Monica C. KeenaGirl
American actress
- Monica Samille LewinskyGirl
American activist and former White House intern
- Monica Jean RialGirl
American voice actress
- Monica LindforsGirl
Finnish ice dancer
- Monica Potter (born Monica GreggGirl
Brokaw), American actress
- Monica RaymundGirl
American actress
- Monica Vitti (born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli)Girl
Italian actress
- Monica NiculescuGirl
Romanian tennis player
- Mónica Puig (Marchán)Girl
Puerto Rican tennis player
- Mónica Naranjo (Carrasco)Girl
Spanish singer
- Monica Hickmann AlvesGirl
Brazilian football player
- Mónica Ocampo MedinaGirl
Mexican football player
- Mónica Rose Alvarado RodriguezGirl
Mexican American football player
- Monica HoranGirl
American actress, wife of writer/producer Phil Rosenthal
- Monica AlonsoGirl
Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Monica RoseGirl
English television presenter
Monica in pop culture
- Monica GellerGirl
Bing, character on TV's "Friends"
- Sister Monica JoanGirl
character on TV's "Call the Midwife"
- Monica GallagherGirl
character on TV's "Shameless"
- Monica WrightGirl
character in movie "Love & Basketball"
- Lady Monica KnollysGirl
character in Sheridan Le Fanu's "Uncle Silas" (1865)
- "Monica's GangGirl
" Brazilian comic strip and main character
- Monica RaybrandtGirl
character in video game "Dark Chronicle"
- Monica QuartermaineGirl
character on soap "General Hospital"
- MonicaGirl
angel on TV's "Touched by an Angel"
- Santa MonicaGirl
California, USA
- Monica RambeauGirl
character in Marvel Comics and movie “Captain Marvel”
- Monica DawsonGirl
character in series “Heroes”
- Monica HayesGirl
character in series “Orange Is the New Black”