▁fe ast ▁day ▁is ▁ 2 7 ▁August , ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁married ▁women . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁literature ▁is ▁the ▁character ▁Mon ica ▁Thor ne ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁novel ▁Doctor ▁Thor ne ▁by ▁Anthony ▁T rollo pe . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁name ' s ▁popular ity ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁most ▁popular ▁female ▁name ▁for ▁new ▁birth s . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁has ▁gradually ▁w an ed ▁since ▁then , ▁being ▁ 7 6 th ▁most ▁popular ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁ 3 6 3 rd ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Name ▁day ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁tradition ▁of ▁name ▁day ▁celebr ation , ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁Mon ica ▁or ▁Mon ika ▁var ies ▁from ▁country ▁to ▁country . ▁In ▁Hung ary ▁it ▁is ▁ 4 ▁May , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁In ▁Slov ak ia ▁it ▁is ▁ 7 ▁May , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁it ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May . ▁In ▁Italy , ▁Poland , ▁Portugal ▁and ▁Spain ▁it ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August . ▁In ▁Lat via ▁it ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁and ▁in ▁Greece ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁Mon ica ▁A ksam it ▁( born ▁ 1