Girls' name · since 1979
Monea
Monea has 289 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 289 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Monea recorded 289 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2011.
- #16,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monea ranks #16,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,251 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monea's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Monea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monea's full recorded timeline at 1996, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Monea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (157 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Monea's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Monea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 157 births (54% of all-time use).
Monea by state
Where Monea concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 3.5% |
10 of 289 births nationwide.
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What to do with Monea's data
- Monea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Moneas (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Monea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1979–2011 (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 Monea 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.