Monica

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Monica is a female given name with many variant forms, including Monica, Mónica, Mônica, Monique, Monika, Moonika, and Mónika.

From Wikipedia

Monica first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 6 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 89 babies (rank #97 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Monica

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Monica yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

186

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Friends: Monica Geller — chef, neat freak
In La Casa de Papel (Money Heist): Mónica Gaztambide — Stockholm, hostage turned member
In Yellowstone: Monica Dutton — Kayce's wife

Famous people named Monica

Monica Belluccifilm actor · b. 1964
Monica Lewinskysocial psychologist · b. 1973
Monica Vittifilm actor · b. 1931
Monica of Hippob. 332
Monica Gellerexecutive chef · b. 1969

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	88	#93
1998	89	#97
2014	3	#520
2015	1	#2,182
2016	3	#491
2017	2	#775