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The baby name Mona is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmoʊnə/; respelling: MOH-nuh.

Mona is Arabic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈmoʊnə/; respelling: MOH-nuh

What is the meaning of the name Mona ?

The baby name Mona is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmoʊnə/; respelling: MOH-nuh.

Mona is Arabic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Mona is a multifaceted given name with roots in several languages. In Irish it Anglicizes Muadhnait, from muadh “noble,” yielding the meaning “little noble one.” In Arabic it corresponds to Muna/Mouna (منى), “wishes; desires,” widely used across the Middle East. Northern European usage often treats Mona as a diminutive of Monica, Ramona, or Simona. Italian Monna, “madam/lady,” as in the painting’s title Monna (Mona) Lisa, also shapes the name’s cultural profile; the Old English word mōna, “moon,” lends a poetic association.

Documented in Britain and the United States from the late 19th century, Mona has remained modest but steady, while soaring at times in Scandinavia and staying perennial in Arabic-speaking countries. Variants and related forms include Muna, Mouna, Monna, and the Irish Muadhnait; cognates and longer forms feeding the nickname are Monica/Monika, Ramona, and Simona.

Mona has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Mona

Antara Biswas Actor · Born 1982 · India Antara Biswas, better known by her stage name Mona Lisa, is an Indian actress famous for her work in Bhojpuri cinema. She gained widespread recognition for her role in the film 'Sarkar Raj' and her participation in the reality TV show 'Bigg Boss 10'. Born in 1982, she has also appeared in several Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil films.

Mona – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
DZ Girls 0 #1 1 3
SD Girls 0 #3 4,763 7,678
EG Girls 0 #5 112,457 14,742
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
SA Girls 0 #8 11,198 25,931
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
KW Girls 0 #9 2,836 19,177
AE Girls 0 #10 2,346 20,968
QA Girls 0 #10 961 15,378
HT 0 #12 1 399
EG 0 #13 4,324 6,387
HT Girls 0 #15 9 950
KW 0 #18 136 5,216
SD 0 #23 116 2,130
LB 0 #26 4,170 13,263
Belgium Girls 2024 #29 198 424
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
BN 0 #30 3 2,297
PS Girls 0 #32 1,764 10,981
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
QA 0 #33 73 7,011
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
OM Girls 0 #36 789 15,987
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
ID 0 #37 3 2,238
SA 0 #38 497 10,560
JO Girls 0 #41 1,515 7,570
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
LY 0 #44 1,883 12,703
SY 0 #47 5,441 11,684
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
AE 0 #61 124 10,220
YE 0 #64 834 8,639
IN 0 #66 6 2,963
DK Girls 0 #71 634 7,429
IR Girls 0 #71 1,973 8,334
AL 0 #73 4 2,372
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
AO 0 #75 3 2,729
OM 0 #78 39 6,215
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
BN Girls 0 #79 28 5,459
BG 0 #80 3 1,799
IL Girls 0 #82 1,577 11,648
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
JO 0 #84 56 2,158
PH 0 #85 12 5,607
AF Girls 0 #87 8 2,402
LT 0 #88 1 949
BH 0 #89 885 17,937
ID Girls 0 #89 10 3,319
JM 0 #91 3 3,714
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
Switzerland Girls 2024 #96 40 1,786
TW 0 #97 7 4,523
CY Girls 0 #100 22 3,755
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
IN Girls 0 #114 1,145 13,121
IQ 0 #114 16 3,533
IQ Girls 0 #114 752 11,303
Norway Girls 2025 #120 7 453
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
EE Girls 0 #129 10 1,888
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
RS Girls 0 #132 6 1,651
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
MT Girls 0 #135 17 3,773
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
NA Girls 0 #140 86 7,146
DK 0 #142 65 5,198
Sweden Girls 2022 #147 33 1,568
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
PS 0 #161 58 5,692
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
Finland Girls 0 #163 440 1,368
EG Boys 0 #167 3,704 15,035
LU Girls 0 #169 17 4,850
IR 0 #170 62 4,221
MA 0 #171 8,384 20,986
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
SI Girls 0 #174 4 2,769
Germany Girls 0 #177 2,023 4,949
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
CZ 0 #181 6 3,154
Austria 0 #187 27 850
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
AL Girls 0 #194 29 4,141
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
Finland Girls 2026 #196 2,207 3,895
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
BD 0 #197 31 5,992
HU Girls 0 #197 27 3,308
Austria Girls 0 #198 305 1,885
MO Girls 0 #201 51 7,056
JM Girls 0 #203 57 7,507
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
GR Girls 0 #209 34 6,293
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
BD Girls 0 #214 178 8,413
France Girls 2021 #215 218 3,185
IL 0 #215 60 6,291
CN Girls 0 #217 147 8,829
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
JP Girls 0 #221 25 6,592
BG Girls 0 #223 9 3,559
Finland 0 #228 81 830
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
Germany 0 #238 226 2,542
AO Boys 0 #242 8 5,568
TW Girls 0 #242 35 8,139
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
SG 0 #249 21 11,010
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
CZ Girls 0 #251 92 5,378
EC Girls 0 #253 6 3,650
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
Canada Girls 2024 #257 29 2,795
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
NG 0 #264 9 5,926
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
MY 0 #275 56 12,352
HR Girls 0 #280 10 3,687
PL Girls 0 #283 72 5,096
PH Girls 0 #287 105 13,098
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
AL Boys 0 #300 4 5,122
HK Girls 0 #300 391 16,104
KZ Girls 0 #302 19 5,862
HK 0 #304 45 8,483
GH Girls 0 #305 20 6,973
MY Girls 0 #311 1,141 24,821
SD Boys 0 #315 132 10,523
SG Girls 0 #317 291 18,916
TN 0 #317 1,024 13,765
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
MU Girls 0 #328 24 8,539
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
JO Boys 0 #329 49 7,057
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #363 29 2,481
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
DZ 0 #374 1,637 20,130
CL 0 #392 20 6,867
MX 0 #397 17 8,339
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
ZA 0 #420 28 14,421
CO Girls 0 #424 1,202 16,140
CO 0 #431 50 7,768
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
RU Girls 0 #433 66 11,913
PT Girls 0 #437 15 7,952
PA Girls 0 #469 13 9,861
BD Boys 0 #471 107 10,045
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
PS Boys 0 #486 63 10,655
CR Girls 0 #489 44 11,342
NL Girls 0 #494 561 5,933
UY Girls 0 #494 17 6,731
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
IR Boys 0 #508 45 10,162
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
CM Girls 0 #527 14 11,671
GT Girls 0 #533 9 7,500
AR Girls 0 #541 59 8,289
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
IL Boys 0 #562 46 10,983
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
CL Girls 0 #598 262 14,098
IQ Boys 0 #600 68 13,071
KW Boys 0 #611 159 18,755
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
ZA Girls 0 #642 621 25,928
BO Girls 0 #647 5 9,488
QA Boys 0 #654 54 18,093
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
IT 0 #658 57 4,183
SG Boys 0 #677 21 17,960
IT Girls 0 #708 1,021 9,415
Spain Girls 0 #722 269 5,561
NG Girls 0 #733 54 15,093
TR 0 #759 572 19,440
OM Boys 0 #764 118 17,948
MX Girls 0 #770 484 17,781
IN Boys 0 #800 204 16,750
United States Girls 2024 #832 85 8,487
PE Girls 0 #870 74 14,861
CO Boys 0 #883 38 15,656
NG Boys 0 #911 41 16,906
AE Boys 0 #918 175 22,615
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
NL Boys 0 #925 27 5,873
BR Girls 0 #927 15 12,708
Germany Boys 0 #934 19 5,697
MX Boys 0 #955 28 16,355
SA Boys 0 #975 753 28,008
MY Boys 0 #1,038 74 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,097 82 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,417 55 10,046

Mona is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Belgium
Flanders, Belgium

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People also ask about Mona

Mona is predominantly a girl's name.
Mona is a 2 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /ˈmoʊnə/; respelling: MOH-nuh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Muna, Móna, Monah, Monna and Monia.
Across languages, Mona has these equivalents: Muna (Arabic), Móna (Irish), Monica (Latin/English), Monika (German/Slavic), Simona (Italian/Spanish), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Mona ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Mona ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Mona's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #283 in 2011 to #215 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Mona are in our database, including Antara Biswas (Actor).