Monica
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Monika.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Monica (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Monica has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 25,546 |
| 2000 | 25,567 |
| 2001 | 25,585 |
| 2002 | 25,599 |
| 2003 | 25,743 |
| 2004 | 25,771 |
| 2005 | 25,659 |
| 2006 | 25,675 |
| 2007 | 25,627 |
| 2008 | 25,707 |
| 2009 | 25,671 |
| 2010 | 25,646 |
| 2011 | 25,600 |
| 2012 | 25,546 |
| 2013 | 25,496 |
| 2014 | 25,435 |
| 2015 | 25,339 |
| 2016 | 25,206 |
| 2017 | 25,094 |
| 2018 | 24,942 |
| 2019 | 24,763 |
| 2020 | 24,574 |
Monica in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Monica.Hi! My name is Monica.
- Monica har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Monica has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Monica kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Monica is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Monicas mamma är lärare.Monica's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Monicas mamma is Monica's mum.
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Questions about Monica
How do you pronounce Monica in Swedish?
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What does the name Monica mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Monika.
How popular is Monica in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Monica in 2022. In 2020, 24,574 people in Sweden had Monica as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2008 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.