Monifah vs Monica

Side-by-side comparison of Monifah and Monica — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Monifah

Girl name

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Name B

Monica

Girl name · Rank #723

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Metric Monifah Monica
Current Rank Unranked #723
Total Births (all years) 135 250,900
Peak Year 1996 1979
Peak Year Births 61 6,585
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1996 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Monifah Monica
1880ss — 89
1890ss — 277
1900ss — 505
1910ss — 1,739
1920ss — 2,067
1930ss — 2,469
1940ss — 4,657
1950ss — 18,722
1960ss — 45,192
1970ss — 61,681
1980ss — 51,864
1990ss 124 38,893
2000ss 11 14,691
2010ss — 6,072
2020ss — 1,982

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Monifah Monica
2014 — 577
2015 — 557
2016 — 522
2017 — 472
2018 — 498
2019 — 459
2020 — 404
2021 — 415
2022 — 389
2023 — 386
2024 — 388

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1996–2001.

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