Girls name
Monica
Monica is a girls' name given to 247,453 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1979 with 6,585 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 6th among girls names in New Mexico in 1971.
Which states favor Monica
Monica by state
Top states by all-time births named Monica. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 46,076 | #554 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 31,291 | #709 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 14,497 | #1389 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 12,795 | #653 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 10,074 | #1081 (2025) |
| 6 | Ohio | 9,911 | #781 (2025) |
| 7 | Florida | 8,587 | #551 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 8,576 | #1356 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 6,128 | #605 (2025) |
| 10 | Louisiana | 5,339 | #938 (2022) |
| 11 | Georgia | 5,111 | #1044 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 5,028 | #886 (2025) |
| 13 | Arizona | 4,968 | #998 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 4,913 | #784 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 4,478 | #646 (2025) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 4,302 | #886 (2025) |
| 17 | Missouri | 4,126 | #892 (2025) |
| 18 | Washington | 4,045 | #533 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 3,608 | #806 (2025) |
| 20 | Alabama | 3,585 | #785 (2019) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).