Girls' name · since 1970
Monai
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Monai, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
184 girls have been named Monai since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monai has been recorded 184 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #20,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monai ranks #20,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monai's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monai's full recorded timeline at 1995, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Monai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (96 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Monai's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Monai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 96 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Monai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Monai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.