Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Monroe
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1921
Peak births
375
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Monroe
How many people are named Monroe?
An estimated 5,539 living Americans are named Monroe.
How rare is Monroe?
Monroe is uncommon among babies today, with 157 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 58.1% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Monroe?
The median age of a living American named Monroe is approximately 43 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 69 years old.
Is Monroe still popular?
Yes — Monroe is currently rising in popularity, with 157 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Monroe most common?
Monroe has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
58.1%
2025
157
All-time
17,094
Where it lives now
Monroe is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.1× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Monroe is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.