Monique

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Monica in BR Brazil, US United States, AR Argentina and 17 more and Monika in PL Poland, IN India, HU Hungary and 5 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Monique is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name1.5M records spelled Monique49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Netherlands, Brazil, Australia

  Languages: English, Western Frisian, Dutch

  Also written Moniquee, Mo'Nique, Monique', Moniqué, Moniquè

• Portuguese given name991K records spelled Monique12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, United States, Philippines, Netherlands

  Also written Mônique, Moníque, Mónique, Mönïqüë, Moni̲̽que

• Spanish given name117K records spelled Monique4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Spain, Mexico

  Also written Mo'Nique, Moniqué, Mónique

• a separate given name113K records spelled Monique2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands

  Also written Mônique

• Indonesian given name4.6K records spelled Monique4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Netherlands

  Languages: Indonesian, Malagasy, Malay

  Also written Moniqüę

73 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Monique is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Greek Monikos; associated here with arthrosis and eye ailments.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In English, A female given name from French equivalent to Monica.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, a female given name, equivalent to English Monica

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Du grec Monikos, étymologie discutée; souvent rapproché de monos «seul».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Du grec Monoika, surnom d’Hercule; évoque l’unité. Fête non indiquée.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 106 years between 1909–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Monique Chaumetteb. 1927FRFrench actress
• Barbarab. 1930FRnot in their usual nameFrench recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997)
• Mo'Niqueb. 1967USnot in their usual nameAmerican stand-up comedian and actress
• Cat Ellingtonb. 1970USnot in their usual nameAmerican songwriter, casting director, poet, author, researcher, voice actress, and entrepreneur (born 1970)
• Monique Curnenb. 1970USAmerican actress
• Gabrielle Unionb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress, singer and model
• Monique Colemanb. 1980USAmerican actress
• Monique Gandertonb. 1980CACanadian stunt woman
• Monique Alexanderb. 1982USAmerican pornographic actress
• Moses Ingramb. 1994USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,111 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Monique?

We estimate roughly 1.3 million people bear Monique (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Monique have the most bearers?

Monique is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled monica.

Where is Monique most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Monique is densest in the Czechia — about 1 in 84 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Monique compared with other names?

In Argentina, Monique is the 72nd most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Monique a male or female name?

Monique is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Monique mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Monachus via Monica?