Names / Unisex names
Monroe
Current rank
#1,262
holding steady
All-time peak
#179
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
24,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #179 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mouth of the Roe river (Scottish). The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It peaked in 1882 at #179. More than 24,300 children have been given the name overall.