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 1999 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 557 babies (rank #84 that year). In 2024 it was given to 59 girls (rank #286). 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.

5,280

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

557

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
1999	557	#84
2000	513	#89
2001	414	#100
2002	419	#97
2003	369	#104
2004	372	#103
2005	292	#122
2006	268	#130
2007	261	#134
2008	218	#154
2009	198	#164
2010	190	#166
2011	178	#173
2012	148	#190
2013	125	#211
2014	141	#196
2015	103	#234
2016	104	#240
2017	81	#263
2019	87	#247
2020	51	#335
2022	59	#306
2023	73	#259
2024	59	#286