Mone
Feminine
Mone is two names at once. In Japanese it is a real given name, said MOH-neh, carried by the actress and singer Mone Kamishiraishi, the voice of Mitsuha in the film Your Name. In American records it sits among Monet, Monay and Monique.
How old is the name Mone?
Mone first appears in US birth records in 1967 — 58 years ago. The typical Mone alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 500 people named Mone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mone most popular?
Mone peaked in 1997, reaching #3897 nationally. See the whole 1997 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Mone
Our Mone lives in two languages. In Japan it is an ordinary girl's name, two light syllables, MOH-neh, carried by Mone Kamishiraishi, who gave her voice to Mitsuha in the animated film Your Name. In America the same four letters stand among Monet and Monay, where the final e may be sounded or left silent. The name asks each reader to choose, and the choice changes it: sounded, it is Japanese; stretched to moh-NAY, it rejoins the Monique family; left silent, it becomes an English word.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Mone in American records. The Japanese name Mone is written with characters that each family chooses, so the sound alone does not give one meaning. In English use it reads as a relative of Monet and Monay, whose own sources are not recorded either.
Pronouncing Mone
No single saying: MOH-neh in Japanese, moh-NAY if taken as a spelling of Monet, and a single syllable if an English reader leaves the final e silent.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1967
- Most girls named
- 200129 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3897reached in 1997
- Change vs 2016
- −28.6%5 in 2018, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mones among us
people named Mone are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mone sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, four letters, and easy to write.
- A real given name in Japanese as well as a spelling in American records.
- Rare in American records.
- English readers may treat the final e as silent and read it as the word moan, which is the uncomfortable thing about this spelling; the family's saying will need to be given early.
- Expect Monet, Monae and Mona on forms.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mones are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mone in 2025?
- Mone is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mone with classmates?
- Mone will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
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