Recorded 1994–2002 Girls' name Peak 1997 16 births

Monasha — girls' name

16 babies named Monasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Monasha was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Monasha in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Monasha between 1994 and 2002, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monasha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Monasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monasha 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 16 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.

Monasha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

16

Since 1994

9 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1994

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2002

Monasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1994

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 200219971994 5

Monasha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Monasha's all-time total
1990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monasha?
16 babies have been named Monasha since 1994. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Monasha most popular?
Monasha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Monasha been used?
Monasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 9 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Monasha?
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, 1994–2002 (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.