Monroe is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Monroe is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,262 among boys (157) and #467 among girls (658) — overall #783 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 815 | 815 | #467 | #1,262 |
| 2024 | 684 | 684 | #573 | #1,280 |
| 2023 | 715 | 715 | #530 | #1,343 |
| 2022 | 684 | 684 | #544 | #1,548 |
| 2021 | 776 | 776 | #526 | #1,104 |
| 2020 | 672 | 672 | #541 | #1,484 |
| 2019 | 623 | 623 | #597 | #1,513 |
| 2018 | 619 | 619 | #604 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 561 | 561 | #683 | #1,345 |
| 2016 | 548 | 548 | #692 | #1,377 |
| 2015 | 538 | 538 | #721 | #1,269 |
| 2014 | 479 | 479 | #781 | #1,409 |
| 2013 | 467 | 467 | #767 | #1,481 |
| 2012 | 346 | 346 | #954 | #1,857 |
| 2011 | 186 | 186 | #1,538 | #2,779 |
| 2010 | 132 | 132 | #2,112 | #3,057 |
| 2009 | 103 | 103 | #2,879 | #2,881 |
| 2008 | 78 | 78 | #4,249 | #2,923 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | #4,108 | #2,906 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | #4,543 | #3,065 |
| 2005 | 62 | 62 | #5,386 | #2,831 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | #5,031 | #4,088 |
| 2003 | 41 | 41 | #8,335 | #3,336 |
| 2002 | 44 | 44 | #7,329 | #3,159 |
| 2001 | 42 | 42 | #10,739 | #2,845 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | #12,708 | #2,901 |
| 1999 | 37 | 37 | #12,250 | #2,843 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #9,065 | #3,262 |
| 1997 | 41 | — | #9,561 | #2,533 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | #8,619 | #2,655 |
| 1995 | 45 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1994 | 38 | — | — | #2,157 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | — | #2,382 |
| 1992 | 32 | — | — | #2,341 |
| 1991 | 35 | — | — | #2,126 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | — | #2,002 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,055 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | — | #2,180 |
| 1987 | 31 | — | — | #2,008 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | — | #1,871 |
| 1983 | 49 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1982 | 45 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1980 | 40 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1979 | 51 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1978 | 41 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1977 | 55 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1976 | 45 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1975 | 44 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1974 | 53 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1973 | 62 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1972 | 39 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1971 | 74 | — | — | #953 |
| 1970 | 70 | — | — | #965 |
| 1969 | 69 | — | — | #919 |
| 1968 | 75 | — | — | #842 |
| 1967 | 70 | — | — | #861 |
| 1966 | 70 | — | — | #874 |
| 1965 | 68 | — | — | #895 |
| 1964 | 76 | — | — | #877 |
| 1963 | 88 | — | — | #810 |
| 1962 | 77 | — | — | #870 |
| 1961 | 86 | — | — | #831 |
| 1960 | 74 | — | — | #889 |
| 1959 | 96 | — | — | #784 |
| 1958 | 93 | — | — | #774 |
| 1957 | 128 | — | — | #675 |
| 1956 | 123 | — | — | #681 |
| 1955 | 136 | — | — | #641 |
| 1954 | 113 | — | — | #679 |
| 1953 | 149 | — | — | #592 |
| 1952 | 170 | — | — | #540 |
| 1951 | 151 | — | #5,243 | #575 |
| 1950 | 125 | — | — | #615 |
| 1949 | 167 | — | — | #519 |
| 1948 | 189 | — | — | #484 |
| 1947 | 206 | — | — | #468 |
| 1946 | 186 | — | — | #471 |
| 1945 | 154 | — | — | #486 |
| 1944 | 185 | — | — | #446 |
| 1943 | 206 | — | — | #438 |
| 1942 | 189 | — | — | #451 |
| 1941 | 183 | — | — | #433 |
| 1940 | 197 | — | — | #413 |
| 1939 | 191 | — | — | #413 |
| 1938 | 210 | — | #4,193 | #398 |
| 1937 | 194 | — | — | #402 |
| 1936 | 223 | — | — | #362 |
| 1935 | 210 | — | — | #375 |
| 1934 | 213 | — | — | #371 |
| 1933 | 219 | — | — | #365 |
| 1932 | 200 | — | — | #398 |
| 1931 | 248 | — | — | #350 |
| 1930 | 261 | — | — | #351 |
| 1929 | 274 | — | — | #336 |
| 1928 | 288 | — | #3,660 | #338 |
| 1927 | 302 | — | — | #329 |
| 1926 | 320 | — | — | #317 |
| 1925 | 303 | — | — | #333 |
| 1924 | 293 | — | — | #339 |
| 1923 | 334 | — | — | #315 |
| 1922 | 354 | — | — | #304 |
| 1921 | 375 | — | — | #290 |
| 1920 | 359 | — | — | #300 |
| 1919 | 339 | — | — | #293 |
| 1918 | 362 | — | — | #283 |
| 1917 | 334 | — | — | #283 |
| 1916 | 300 | — | — | #300 |
| 1915 | 310 | — | — | #281 |
| 1914 | 251 | — | — | #278 |
| 1913 | 210 | — | — | #264 |
| 1912 | 175 | — | — | #265 |
| 1911 | 91 | — | — | #274 |
| 1910 | 78 | — | — | #277 |
| 1909 | 75 | — | — | #258 |
| 1908 | 81 | — | — | #232 |
| 1907 | 72 | — | — | #246 |
| 1906 | 72 | — | — | #231 |
| 1905 | 79 | — | — | #215 |
| 1904 | 64 | — | — | #238 |
| 1903 | 67 | — | — | #221 |
| 1902 | 59 | — | — | #239 |
| 1901 | 62 | — | — | #219 |
| 1900 | 89 | — | — | #207 |
| 1899 | 44 | — | — | #253 |
| 1898 | 58 | — | — | #231 |
| 1897 | 58 | — | — | #228 |
| 1896 | 63 | — | — | #226 |
| 1895 | 63 | — | — | #219 |
| 1894 | 58 | — | — | #224 |
| 1893 | 63 | — | — | #217 |
| 1892 | 58 | — | — | #234 |
| 1891 | 47 | — | — | #236 |
| 1890 | 53 | — | — | #228 |
| 1889 | 68 | — | — | #193 |
| 1888 | 74 | — | — | #203 |
| 1887 | 56 | — | — | #206 |
| 1886 | 73 | — | — | #185 |
| 1885 | 54 | — | — | #223 |
| 1884 | 56 | — | — | #224 |
| 1883 | 46 | — | — | #234 |
| 1882 | 76 | — | — | #179 |
| 1881 | 58 | — | — | #196 |
| 1880 | 53 | — | — | #224 |