Monroe: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “mouth of the Roe River”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- mun-ROH · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (28% girls, 72% boys since 1880)
Transferred from a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic place-name elements. Best known through the surname of Marilyn Monroe.
How popular is Monroe?
Babies named Monroe in 2024682
2024 rank#568 girls
Peak year1882
Total US babies since 188023,536
Monroe is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Monroe
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Finleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Lennoxelm grove · Scottish Gaelic
- Blairplain; field · Scottish Gaelic
- Lesliegarden of holly · Scottish Gaelic
- Campbellcrooked mouth · Scottish Gaelic
- Finnleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Mckinleyson of Fionnlaoch · Scottish Gaelic
- Bowieyellow-haired · Scottish Gaelic
Monroe questions
What does the name Monroe mean?
Monroe means "mouth of the Roe River". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Transferred from a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic place-name elements. Best known through the surname of Marilyn Monroe.
Is Monroe a boy or girl name?
Monroe is used for both: about 28% of US babies named Monroe since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Monroe?
682 US babies were named Monroe in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.
How do you pronounce Monroe?
Monroe is usually pronounced mun-ROH.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.