Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Monica

MON-i-kə · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Advisor or solitary; possibly from monere
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman;Latin
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Latin
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#726
2024 births388
Peak year1979
First appeared1880
Total US births250,900
1979 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MonMonnie
Alternate spellings
MonikaMonnica
In other languages
Mónica (Spanish)Monique (French)Monika (German)Mónica (Portuguese)

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Notable people named Monica

Monica Bellucci (actress)
Monica Seles (tennis player)
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Saint Monica (mother of Augustine)