Mona
“noble or wish”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 226th
- births in 2023–2025
- 785
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,309
- +9.5% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2024
Meaning and origin of Mona
Mona is thought to mean “noble or wish” and is of Celtic and Arabic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Mona in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2024.
- Over recent years, Mona has been rising (+9.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Mona every 11 schools, all spellings combined.
Mona in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,051st girls’ name28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,518
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
914th girls’ name7 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,264
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
973rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,876
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
238 babies in 3 years1 girl in 20,303−4.8% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
32 babies in 3 years1 girl in 23,995
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Monna5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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