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Monroe

/məˈnɹoʊ/ · 30% girls, 70% boys · #467 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Monroe has been given to about 24,360 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/məˈnɹoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 14,799
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Monroe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 815
  • Born in 2025815
  • All time24,360
  • England & Wales, 2025#937 · 62

How popular is Monroe?

Monroe ranks 467th among American unisexs in 2025, with 815 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 815 babies were given the name, ranking 467th. The typical living American called Monroe is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.11% of births.

Names that sound like Monroe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Monte0.64
  2. Roscoe0.62
  3. Noe0.57
  4. Monique0.54
  5. Mollie0.52
  6. Montgomery0.53
  7. Moshe0.52
  8. Mose0.52

Middle names for Monroe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Monroe Noelle0.83
  2. Monroe Catherine0.80
  3. Monroe Frances0.80
  4. Monroe Belle0.80
  5. Monroe Josephine0.80
  6. Monroe Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Monroe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Opheliasister · 0.97
  2. Willasister · 0.97
  3. Emoryeither · 0.96
  4. Aureliasister · 0.96
  5. Augustineeither · 0.96
  6. Royaleither · 0.96

Where Monroe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.11%
  2. Utah0.10%
  3. North Dakota0.08%
  4. Nebraska0.07%
  5. Oregon0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Monroe Wilson0.75
  2. Monroe Williams0.75
  3. Monroe Walker0.75
  4. Monroe Turner0.75
  5. Monroe Torres0.75
  6. Monroe Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Monroe

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Monroe across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.