MallowbyNames

Monica vs Rebecca

Rebecca leads today (#349 vs #736), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Monica and Rebecca per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

5.6k11.2k16.7k1880192019602000MonicaRebecca1880: Monica 6 · Rebecca 2361881: Monica 10 · Rebecca 2261882: Monica 0 · Rebecca 2591883: Monica 5 · Rebecca 2441884: Monica 8 · Rebecca 2781885: Monica 10 · Rebecca 3021886: Monica 10 · Rebecca 3551887: Monica 13 · Rebecca 2751888: Monica 13 · Rebecca 3371889: Monica 14 · Rebecca 3371890: Monica 17 · Rebecca 3741891: Monica 25 · Rebecca 3201892: Monica 27 · Rebecca 3531893: Monica 25 · Rebecca 3581894: Monica 22 · Rebecca 3991895: Monica 20 · Rebecca 3861896: Monica 36 · Rebecca 3711897: Monica 34 · Rebecca 3761898: Monica 41 · Rebecca 3761899: Monica 30 · Rebecca 3471900: Monica 39 · Rebecca 5031901: Monica 44 · Rebecca 3421902: Monica 33 · Rebecca 3821903: Monica 36 · Rebecca 3341904: Monica 54 · Rebecca 3711905: Monica 53 · Rebecca 4021906: Monica 52 · Rebecca 3971907: Monica 61 · Rebecca 4001908: Monica 62 · Rebecca 4511909: Monica 71 · Rebecca 4701910: Monica 79 · Rebecca 5191911: Monica 83 · Rebecca 5461912: Monica 130 · Rebecca 7541913: Monica 164 · Rebecca 7391914: Monica 156 · Rebecca 8901915: Monica 196 · Rebecca 1,1691916: Monica 278 · Rebecca 1,1321917: Monica 252 · Rebecca 1,2151918: Monica 223 · Rebecca 1,2431919: Monica 178 · Rebecca 1,2671920: Monica 215 · Rebecca 1,2691921: Monica 247 · Rebecca 1,2721922: Monica 206 · Rebecca 1,2961923: Monica 199 · Rebecca 1,2741924: Monica 223 · Rebecca 1,3581925: Monica 198 · Rebecca 1,2031926: Monica 190 · Rebecca 1,1441927: Monica 189 · Rebecca 1,2601928: Monica 218 · Rebecca 1,1211929: Monica 182 · Rebecca 1,0841930: Monica 168 · Rebecca 1,1141931: Monica 192 · Rebecca 1,0891932: Monica 215 · Rebecca 1,1921933: Monica 213 · Rebecca 1,0721934: Monica 259 · Rebecca 1,1611935: Monica 332 · Rebecca 1,2081936: Monica 273 · Rebecca 1,2001937: Monica 292 · Rebecca 1,2101938: Monica 269 · Rebecca 1,5731939: Monica 256 · Rebecca 1,7961940: Monica 285 · Rebecca 2,5551941: Monica 261 · Rebecca 2,9241942: Monica 325 · Rebecca 3,2411943: Monica 299 · Rebecca 3,2701944: Monica 342 · Rebecca 3,2461945: Monica 400 · Rebecca 3,3311946: Monica 457 · Rebecca 4,8401947: Monica 615 · Rebecca 6,3331948: Monica 847 · Rebecca 6,7951949: Monica 826 · Rebecca 8,7781950: Monica 1,059 · Rebecca 9,4251951: Monica 1,298 · Rebecca 10,9321952: Monica 1,464 · Rebecca 12,2271953: Monica 1,600 · Rebecca 12,9591954: Monica 1,823 · Rebecca 13,2081955: Monica 1,817 · Rebecca 12,3981956: Monica 2,162 · Rebecca 12,1681957: Monica 2,491 · Rebecca 11,4821958: Monica 2,414 · Rebecca 10,4161959: Monica 2,594 · Rebecca 10,4751960: Monica 3,088 · Rebecca 9,9701961: Monica 3,391 · Rebecca 10,2361962: Monica 4,010 · Rebecca 9,4031963: Monica 3,994 · Rebecca 9,3931964: Monica 4,655 · Rebecca 9,4741965: Monica 5,113 · Rebecca 10,2111966: Monica 4,722 · Rebecca 9,7771967: Monica 4,966 · Rebecca 9,8231968: Monica 5,221 · Rebecca 10,2251969: Monica 6,032 · Rebecca 10,9501970: Monica 6,188 · Rebecca 10,8541971: Monica 6,426 · Rebecca 12,1921972: Monica 6,133 · Rebecca 13,2521973: Monica 6,380 · Rebecca 14,8681974: Monica 6,281 · Rebecca 15,1631975: Monica 5,476 · Rebecca 13,9251976: Monica 5,978 · Rebecca 14,4911977: Monica 6,366 · Rebecca 14,1961978: Monica 5,867 · Rebecca 13,7961979: Monica 6,585 · Rebecca 14,5481980: Monica 6,034 · Rebecca 15,2811981: Monica 5,782 · Rebecca 16,7371982: Monica 5,734 · Rebecca 15,7301983: Monica 5,405 · Rebecca 14,7141984: Monica 5,131 · Rebecca 13,3481985: Monica 4,990 · Rebecca 12,7051986: Monica 5,013 · Rebecca 11,7931987: Monica 4,809 · Rebecca 11,6271988: Monica 4,463 · Rebecca 11,8771989: Monica 4,502 · Rebecca 12,4361990: Monica 4,453 · Rebecca 13,6771991: Monica 4,156 · Rebecca 13,2981992: Monica 4,590 · Rebecca 13,1101993: Monica 3,901 · Rebecca 12,3211994: Monica 3,912 · Rebecca 11,2841995: Monica 3,970 · Rebecca 9,9111996: Monica 4,326 · Rebecca 10,6261997: Monica 4,223 · Rebecca 9,6341998: Monica 3,230 · Rebecca 8,4231999: Monica 2,134 · Rebecca 7,4372000: Monica 1,991 · Rebecca 7,0782001: Monica 1,796 · Rebecca 5,8932002: Monica 1,778 · Rebecca 5,2222003: Monica 1,613 · Rebecca 4,8732004: Monica 1,512 · Rebecca 4,4742005: Monica 1,409 · Rebecca 4,0182006: Monica 1,363 · Rebecca 3,5732007: Monica 1,192 · Rebecca 3,2152008: Monica 1,064 · Rebecca 2,9222009: Monica 972 · Rebecca 2,4732010: Monica 887 · Rebecca 2,2992011: Monica 780 · Rebecca 2,1192012: Monica 724 · Rebecca 2,0192013: Monica 597 · Rebecca 1,8062014: Monica 577 · Rebecca 1,7822015: Monica 557 · Rebecca 1,7282016: Monica 522 · Rebecca 1,5802017: Monica 473 · Rebecca 1,4332018: Monica 498 · Rebecca 1,4592019: Monica 459 · Rebecca 1,2632020: Monica 404 · Rebecca 1,2122021: Monica 415 · Rebecca 1,0512022: Monica 389 · Rebecca 1,0752023: Monica 386 · Rebecca 9852024: Monica 390 · Rebecca 9182025: Monica 371 · Rebecca 872
MonicaRebecca

Head to head

MonicaRebecca
2025 rank
#736
#349
Babies named in 2025
371
872
Peak year
1973
1974
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
251,274
755,992
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