Meaning and history
Mona has multiple origins. It can be a short form of Monika or Ramona, an Anglicized form of the Irish name Muadhnait, and an Arabic name related to wishes or desires. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa gives it a lasting artistic association. Notable bearers include singer Mona Baptiste and actress Mona Zaki.
20062006: 92 births, rank #2,107
2007: 89 births, rank #2,213
2008: 92 births, rank #2,172
2009: 73 births, rank #2,548
2010: 89 births, rank #2,185
20112011: 94 births, rank #2,058
2012: 74 births, rank #2,474
2013: 115 births, rank #1,775
2014: 97 births, rank #2,027
2015: 107 births, rank #1,894
20162016: 119 births, rank #1,743
2017: 116 births, rank #1,792
2018: 109 births, rank #1,852
2019: 106 births, rank #1,888
2020: 99 births, rank #1,924
20212021: 97 births, rank #1,991
2022: 88 births, rank #2,156
2023: 91 births, rank #2,107
2024: 86 births, rank #2,203
20252025: 61 births, rank #2,778
Mona rose from #993 to #971 for girls between 1985 and 1986. Its highest annual birth count came in 1957, with 1,231 births.