Monroe: Meaning of Baby Name Monroe

Monroe Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 16,933 baby boys have been named Monroe. The name peaked in 1921 with 375 US births that year (rank #290). In 2024, ranked #1282 nationally — 992 places below its 1921 peak.

Top States for Monroe

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Monroe births are: Texas (1,298), Mississippi (912), New York (839).

Other Scottish-Origin Names Like Monroe

If you like Monroe's Scottish origin, consider these related names: Abhainn, Abhainn, Aibne, Acair, Acaiseid, Achaius. Browse all Scottish names →

6-Letter Names Starting with M

Names with Monroe's exact length and starting letter: Maahes, Mabina, Macala, Macawi, Maccus.

Quick Facts About Monroe

520

Scottish baby names in our dictionary

373

Scottish male names

379

6-letter M-names in our dictionary

767

M-male names total

2012–2025

years of US SSA records (14 total)

6,706

total US births named Monroe (all years)

US Popularity History (2012–2025)

🔥 Rising fast: Monroe climbed 76 places in the US girls ranking over the last 5 years (#543 in 2020 → #467 in 2025).

Annual US births named Monroe by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 658 girls named Monroe (girl rank #467 that year).

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Monroe Most Popular?

Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Monroe the strongest states are North Dakota, Utah, South Dakota.

Strongest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	North Dakota	#203	17
2	Utah	#205	212
3	South Dakota	#213	17
4	Nebraska	#282	79
5	Indiana	#342	194
6	Idaho	#350	45
7	Michigan	#351	247
8	Kansas	#373	91
9	Iowa	#377	87
10	Missouri	#400	149

Weakest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	New York	#1,051	46
2	New Jersey	#838	64
3	Maryland	#770	51
4	Florida	#745	182
5	Virginia	#742	62
6	Texas	#727	263
7	North Carolina	#681	109
8	California	#679	463
9	South Carolina	#652	59
10	Massachusetts	#648	61

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Monroe in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Munro	Man From Ro	Male	Scottish
Munroe	Man From Ro	Male	Scottish

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