Girls' name · since 1950
Monalisa
Monalisa has 1,116 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Monalisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,116 have been recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Monalisa recorded 1,116 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2024.
- #6,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,116 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monalisa ranks #6,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,116 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Monalisa's 1,116 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Monalisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monalisa splits its recorded history at 1987: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monalisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2024
- Peak year (1965)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Monalisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (241 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Monalisa's strongest decade.
241 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Monalisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s
1960s
241 births
- 1970s
1970s
214 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 241 births (22% of all-time use).
How Monalisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Monalisa's total volume
Monalisa by state
Where Monalisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 10.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.6% |
114 of 1,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Monalisa's data
- Monalisa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (241 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Monalisas (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monalisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1950–2024 (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 Monalisa 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.