Monroe: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced muhn-ROH · 2 syllables

Monroe means “human being, person, man; man from the River Roe”, from English.

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

How popular is Monroe?

Monroe was the #467 name in the US in 2025, given to 815 babies. It’s rising: up 82% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Monroe in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Monroe are older than 65; most are between 21 and 89. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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

Monroe means “human being, person, man; man from the River Roe”. It comes from English.

Monroe is pronounced muhn-ROH.

Monroe was the #467 name in the US in 2025, given to 815 babies. It’s rising: up 82% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Monroe are older than 65. Most are between 21 and 89.