Mona
An English form of the Irish Muadhnait, a diminutive built on muadh, meaning noble. The same spelling separately represents the Arabic Muna, meaning wishes or desires.
Mona in 2025
Mona was given to 61 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,938th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 54,350 babies born.
The history of Mona
Mona reached its highest point in 1957, when 1,231 babies were given the name, ranking 454th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 423rd, in 1950.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 45,818 babies have been named Mona. Half of them were born before 1955, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Mona by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mona | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 204 | 691 |
| 1890s | 522 | 572 |
| 1900s | 691 | 592 |
| 1910s | 2,077 | 629 |
| 1920s | 3,446 | 541 |
| 1930s | 6,032 | 433 |
| 1940s | 4,240 | 543 |
| 1950s | 11,181 | 423 |
| 1960s | 8,805 | 517 |
| 1970s | 3,387 | 683 |
| 1980s | 1,516 | 1,464 |
| 1990s | 1,229 | 1,953 |
| 2000s | 940 | 2,549 |
| 2010s | 1,026 | 3,164 |
| 2020s | 522 | 3,512 |
Where Mona is heading
Mona has fallen 43% over the past decade, from 107 babies in 2015 to 61 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Mona is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Mona
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mona.