Gender
Origin
- English
- From the rivers mouth.
- Scottish
- Mouth of the Roe river
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Presidential
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Monroe
Pronunciation
m(o)-nroe, mon-roe
Famous People
President James Monroe
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #289, 375 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1260, 157 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #467, 658 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 157 | 658 |
| 2024 | 153 | 529 |
| 2023 | 141 | 574 |
| 2022 | 115 | 567 |
| 2021 | 189 | 587 |
| 2020 | 115 | 555 |
| 2019 | 113 | 510 |
| 2018 | 117 | 502 |
| 2017 | 133 | 428 |
| 2016 | 129 | 418 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1197, 24 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #722, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #922, 38 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 38 |
| 2024 | 15 | 52 |
| 2023 | 22 | 45 |
| 2022 | 19 | 35 |
| 2021 | 16 | 42 |
| 2020 | 19 | 37 |
| 2019 | 13 | 35 |
| 2018 | 19 | 38 |
| 2017 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 15 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3307, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #556, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #595, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #384, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7 |
| 2024 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #432, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #572, 6 births); most recent 2018 (rank #672, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence