girls' name ★ peaked 1957

Mona

Meaning en (English) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,806 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

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Rank 2025
#2,806
among girls · ↓592 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Mona · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1957
1,231 babies
All-time total
45,818
#628 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Mona popularity over time

45,818 babies have been named Mona since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 204 – 204 20 – #391
1890s 522 – 522 52 +156% #355
1900s 691 – 691 69 +32% #379
1910s 2,077 – 2,077 208 +201% #355
1920s 3,446 – 3,446 345 +66% #291
1930s 6,011 21 6,032 603 +75% #243
1940s 4,240 – 4,240 424 -30% #292
1950s 11,181 – 11,181 1,118 +164% #230
1960s 8,795 10 8,805 881 -21% #276
1970s 3,387 – 3,387 339 -62% #377
1980s 1,516 – 1,516 152 -55% #861
1990s 1,229 – 1,229 123 -19% #1,152
2000s 940 – 940 94 -24% #1,467
2010s 1,026 – 1,026 103 +9% #1,752
2020s (to 2025) 522 – 522 87 -15% #1,944

Where Mona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 56 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 51 0.03 outside top 500

Where Mona is most popular

Girls named Mona per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.052 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Michigan, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mona born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 86 0.102 +96%
Michigan 12 0.066 +26%
Florida 20 0.047 -10%
New York 18 0.045 -13%
Washington 6 0.042 -20%
Texas 30 0.037 -28%
Illinois 8 0.035 -33%
Virginia 5 0.029 -44%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -47%
Georgia 6 0.026 -49%
Ohio 5 0.021 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mona

Mona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,806 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 45,818 American babies have been named Mona. Its peak came in 1957, when 1,231 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mona?

The median living Mona is about 64 years old; half are between 54 and 72. An estimated 30 thousand people named Mona are alive in the United States today.

median 64 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,806 – –
2024 86 #2,214 – –
2023 91 #2,118 – –
2022 88 #2,167 – –
2021 97 #2,003 – –
2020 99 #1,944 – –
2019 106 #1,897 – –
2018 109 #1,862 – –
2017 116 #1,797 – –
2016 119 #1,752 – –
2015 107 #1,903 – –
2014 97 #2,030 – –
2013 115 #1,789 – –
2012 74 #2,491 – –
2011 94 #2,064 – –
2010 89 #2,197 – –
2009 73 #2,563 – –
2008 92 #2,182 – –
2007 89 #2,226 – –
2006 92 #2,122 – –
2005 104 #1,871 – –
2004 82 #2,190 – –
2003 88 #2,040 – –
2002 97 #1,850 – –
2001 97 #1,830 – –
2000 126 #1,467 – –
1995 112 #1,447 – –
1990 127 #1,288 – –
1985 154 #993 – –
1980 157 #951 – –
1975 269 #599 – –
1970 633 #377 – –
1965 874 #305 – –
1960 1,081 #276 – –
1955 1,093 #249 – –
1950 1,088 #230 – –
1945 366 #364 – –
1940 470 #292 – –
1935 670 #243 5 #3,999
1930 540 #276 – –
1925 322 #379 – –
1920 262 #411 – –
1915 265 #370 – –
1910 101 #394 – –
1905 80 #379 – –
1900 69 #400 – –
1895 53 #388 – –
1890 33 #458 – –
1885 17 #533 – –
1880 14 #463 – –

Famous people named Mona

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mona Simpson Mona Simpson American novelist (born 1957) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mona Freeman Mona Freeman American actress (1926–2014) Contemporary
  3. 3 Mona Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy Egyptian-American journalist (born 1967) Contemporary
  4. 4 Mona Hatoum Mona Hatoum British-Palestinian multimedia and installation artist b. 1952 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Mona Sahlin Mona Sahlin Swedish politician (born 1957) Contemporary
  6. 6 Mona Barthel Mona Barthel German tennis player (born 1993) b. 1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mona?

The median living Mona is about 64 years old. Half of all living Monas are between 54 and 72 years old.

How many people named Mona are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Mona are alive in the United States, based on 45,818 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mona mean?

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How popular is the name Mona in 2025?

Mona ranked #2,806 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mona?

45,818 babies have been named Mona in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mona most popular?

Mona peaked in 1957, when 1,231 newborns received the name.

Is Mona a boy or girl name?

Mona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mona rising or falling?

Mona is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mona become more popular?

Mona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Mona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mona?

Well-known people named Mona include Mona Simpson (writer), Mona Freeman (actor), Mona Eltahawy (writer).

Names like Mona

Names that sound and feel close to Mona: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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