Recorded 1970–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 184 births

Monai — girls' name

184 babies named Monai in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s301990s962000s412010s12
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Monai was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

18 babies were named Monai in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monai

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Monai between 1970 and 2018, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Monai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monai 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 184 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.

Monai at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

184

Since 1970

49 years of records

Peak year

1998

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1970

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2018

Monai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1970

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
18
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Monai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 52% of Monai's all-time total
1970s51980s301990s962000s412010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monai?
184 babies have been named Monai since 1970. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 18 births.
When was Monai most popular?
Monai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Monai been used?
Monai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 49 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Monai?
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, 1970–2018 (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.