Girls' name · since 1973
Moneca
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Moneca, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Moneca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Moneca recorded 33 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1985.
- #39,948 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moneca ranks #39,948 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,948 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Moneca's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moneca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Moneca's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Moneca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1985
- Peak year (1974)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Moneca by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Moneca's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Moneca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moneca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1973–1985 (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 Moneca 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.