Girls' name · since 1982
Monay
Monay has 526 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 526 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monay has been recorded 526 times among girls since 1982, 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 1982 to 2018.
- #11,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 526 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monay ranks #11,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 526 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 526
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monay's 526 recorded births place it above 84.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Monay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monay splits its recorded history at 2000: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Monay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (239 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Monay's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Monay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 239 births (45% of all-time use).
How Monay 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 Monay's total volume
Monay by state
Where Monay concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.9% |
28 of 526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Monay's data
- Monay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Monays (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Monay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Monay 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.