Today is the anniversary of the beloved Marilyn Monroe's death (RIP). Therefore, I will speak on having as a first name, her 🌟 great last name: 📛Monroe
Monroe (wasn't Marilyn's real last name nor was Marilyn her real first name FYI) is a Scottish surname meaning 'from the mouth of the Roe' — a river in Ireland.
"Marilyn Monroe is a famous female namesake, but her smart Scottish surname feels equally usable for either sex," Nameberry says on thoughts of using Monroe as a first name for boys. Monroe actually is used as a boy's name 90% of the time, SSA data shows. I didn't know this. 🤯 I thought because of Marilyn's popularity it was used mainly as a feminine first name. 🤔
Singer Mariah Carey's twin daughter is named Monroe, after Marilyn Monroe. Carey shares in her memoir she, "wanted both of her kids to share her same initials so was searching for names that started with the letter "M." Monroe's name was ultimately inspired by actress and model Marilyn Monroe." Nameberry believes Carey's, "use of Monroe as a girls’ name did much to revive this Old Man name, a la Sydney, as a newly fashionable choice for girls." However, Monroe was surprisingly way down 🠗 at #571 on the Most Popular Baby names for girls 📉 in 2024. I really thought Monroe would at least be in the top 300. 🤔 The state where the most girls and women named Monroe live, can be found in Texas.
I love 💗 the name 📛Monroe! Very briefly I had in mind to use Monroe as a middle name if I had a daughter because I'm a bit of a big Marilyn fan. 🤷🏾♀️ I love the name Monroe more when used mainly for a girl's name because I just automatically think Marilyn ✔ when I hear Monroe. I can't see Monroe used as a boy's name weirdly but of course it is still cool 😎 when used for a boy. 👌🏾
⭐FAMOUS & 📝NOTEWORTHY 📛MONROES:
📛Monroe Capri Bryant 🎵 (TikTok content creator)
📛Monroe Owsley 🎥 (actor)
📛Monroe Robertson 🎥 (actor)
📛Monroe Robinson 📘 (author)
📛Monroe Silver 🎥🎤😂 (actor / singer / comedian)
📛Monroe Martin III 😂 (comedian)
📛Krystin "Rook Monroe" Watkins 🎤(musician)
📌STATS ON THE NAME 📛Monroe:
https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/M/MO/MONROE/index.html
☔📛IRN RATING OF 📛Monroe: 👍 OR 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💙/10
