Monroe
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Monroe is a name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 467th for girls in the US (658 babies).
What does Monroe mean?
Scottish: variant of the Scottish surname Munro
Variant of the Scottish surname Munro, made famous by US president James Monroe and Marilyn Monroe.
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Is Monroe a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Monroe has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls and 24 boys in the UK and 658 girls and 157 boys in the US.
How popular is Monroe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #848among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Monroe, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 925th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 60 girls. 24 boys were also named Monroe in 2025 (1,257th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Monroe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Monroe in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.
Monroe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #848 |
| 2024 | 60 | #687 |
| 2023 | 47 | #827 |
| 2022 | 40 | #936 |
| 2021 | 48 | #825 |
| 2020 | 41 | #925 |
| 2019 | 36 | #1,040 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,452 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
How popular is Monroe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #467among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 658about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 658 girls in the US were named Monroe, making it the 467th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 541st. It first appears in the records in 1928. 157 boys were also named Monroe in 2025 (1,260th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Monroe of any year since it first appeared, in 1928.
Half of all the girls named Monroe in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1928, 3% of the babies named Monroe in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 81%, with more girls than boys since 2009.
Monroe in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 658 | #467 |
| 2024 | 530 | #570 |
| 2023 | 574 | #529 |
| 2022 | 568 | #544 |
| 2021 | 587 | #525 |
| 2020 | 557 | #541 |
| 2019 | 510 | #596 |
| 2018 | 502 | #603 |
| 2017 | 428 | #683 |
| 2016 | 419 | #692 |
| 2015 | 396 | #717 |
| 2014 | 359 | #780 |
| 2013 | 356 | #765 |
| 2012 | 267 | #951 |
| 2011 | 143 | #1,531 |
| 2010 | 94 | #2,093 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,851 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,434 |
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