ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1880 First Year 2026 Last Year 1957 Peak Year #230 Peak Rank 46K Total Count 147 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Mona What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Mona is a female, and sometimes male, given name and a surname of multiple origins. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%5F%28name%29) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Mona](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Mona_Sahlin_in_2015-4.jpg/330px-Mona_Sahlin_in_2015-4.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Mona Mona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 1,232 Monas were born — ranking #242 that year. As of 2026, Mona ranks #2,273 for baby girls with 82 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 46K Monas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Mona A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Mona Achache (born 1981), French-Moroccan film director, actress and screenwriter * ●Mona Baptiste (1926–1993), Trinidad and Tobago-born singer and actress * ●Mona Barthel (born 1990), German professional tennis player * ●Mona Beaumont (1927–2007), French-born American painter, printmaker * ●Mona Berglund Nilsson (born 1942), Swedish politician * ●Mona Charen (born 1957), American columnist and political analyst * ●Mona Eltahawy (born 1967), Egyptian-American activist * ●Mona Fandey (1956–2001), Malaysian singer and murderer Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona%5F%28name%29) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Mona Phonetically similar names — useful when Mona is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Moana](/moana) * Mono * [Mana](/mana) * [Monet](/monet) * [Mina](/mina) * [Mony](/mony) * Moma * [Manna](/manna) * [Mena](/mena) * [Moni](/moni) * [Myna](/myna) * [Meena](/meena) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Mona What does the name Mona mean? Mona is a female, and sometimes male, given name and a surname of multiple origins. How popular is Mona in 2026? In 2026, Mona ranks #2,273 among girls' names in the U.S., with 82 babies given the name that year. When was Mona most popular? Mona reached its peak popularity in 1957, ranking #230 that year with 1,232 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Mona most popular? Mona has historically been most popular in Wyoming, Hawaii, Nevada. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Mona. Is Mona a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Mona is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Mona? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Mona include Ophelia, Meta, Kelsie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧OpheliaPeak #230](/ophelia)[👧MetaPeak #230](/meta)[👧KelsiePeak #230](/kelsie)[👧BrittaniPeak #230](/brittani)[👧FrankiePeak #231](/frankie)[👧RebaPeak #231](/reba)[👧NadinePeak #229](/nadine)[👧JaninePeak #231](/janine) ## About the name Mona Mona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 46K births in the dataset. Mona's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #230\. Use the chart and map above to compare Mona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1957 → ](/year/1957) * [ Names of the 1950s → ](/decade/1950s) * [ Names starting with "M" → ](/letter/m) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.