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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 345 babies (rank #96 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 girls (rank #739). 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.

3,911

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

345

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

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Monica in 2024

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	259	#133
1992	260	#135
1993	243	#145
1994	170	#169
1995	266	#133
1996	345	#96
1997	306	#101
1998	272	#114
1999	140	#212
2000	161	#180
2001	126	#228
2002	115	#245
2003	126	#224
2004	111	#262
2005	91	#326
2006	87	#355
2007	77	#409
2008	80	#395
2009	86	#373
2010	62	#489
2011	42	#680
2012	60	#504
2013	49	#608
2014	49	#614
2015	47	#627
2016	30	#890
2017	40	#723
2018	39	#735
2019	23	#1,123
2020	25	#1,030
2021	32	#873
2022	20	#1,234
2023	32	#841
2024	40	#739