Monica: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MAH-nih-kuh · 3 syllables

From Latin Monica, name of the mother of St. Augustine, of uncertain meaning but probably Berber or Phoenician origin.

How popular is Monica?

Monica was the #736 name in the US in 2025, given to 371 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 40% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1970.

Babies named Monica in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1970).

Half of US adults named Monica are older than 48; most are between 25 and 69. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Monica have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Monica is pronounced MAH-nih-kuh.

Monica was the #736 name in the US in 2025, given to 371 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 40% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1970.

Half of US adults named Monica are older than 48. Most are between 25 and 69.