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Baby name

Mona

Girl

Origin of the name

Mona is often linked to the Irish Muadhnait. It is also known from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, where mona is short for madonna, “my lady.”

Classic name

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Mona peaked in 1957, when 1 baby in 3,413 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2778.
45,787births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 242rank at its peak, in 1957

Where babies named Mona are born

1957

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The darker the blue, the more common Mona is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mona is most common in Louisiana (2.8 times), Maine (2.3) and Hawaii (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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