Girl name#182 of girl names
Monica
Pronounced M AA1 N IH0 K AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1979
- 145 years in use
How popular is Monica?
Monica is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 252,326 children — the 182nd most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1979, when 6,585 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA1 N IH0 K AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Monica
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Monica
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Monica?
- Monica ranks 182nd among girls' names in US records, with 252,326 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,516.
- Is Monica a unisex name?
- No. Monica is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Monica most popular?
- 1979, when 6,585 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.