Recorded 1968–1981 Girls' name Peak 1976 87 births

Monaca — girls' name

87 babies named Monaca in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s661980s11
1970s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Monaca was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Monaca in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monaca

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Monaca between 1968 and 1981, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monaca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monaca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Monaca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monaca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Monaca at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

87

Since 1968

14 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1968

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1981

Monaca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1968

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 198119801979197819771976197519741973197019691968 5

Monaca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 76% of Monaca's all-time total
1960s101970s661980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monaca?
87 babies have been named Monaca since 1968. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Monaca most popular?
Monaca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Monaca been used?
Monaca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 14 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Monaca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Monica, Monique, Mona, Monika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.