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“Man from the River Roe; or Gaelic for foot of a hill” — Old English/Scottish Gaelic origin
Boy's name · #1262 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Monroe holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1262 in 2025). About 17,000 boys have carried it along the way. It is also an American family name — about 55,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. For most of its history Monroe was mostly a boys' name; since around 2010 most babies named Monroe have been girls.
Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 90 notable people named Monroe:
Lawyers & judges appear 2.93× more often than among typical names — e.g. Monroe Hayward, Union Army soldier, lawyer, politician (1840-1899).
Similar names: Orrin · Monty · Roscoe · Raleigh · Everette · Clyde
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