Recorded 1965–2020 Girls' name Peak 1997 456 births

Monee — girls' name

456 babies named Monee in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s641980s991990s2012000s772020s5
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Monee was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Monee in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monee

The Social Security Administration has registered 456 babies named Monee between 1965 and 2020, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Monee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Monee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monee 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 456 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.

Monee at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

456

Since 1965

56 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1965

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2020

Monee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1965

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
010203040 202020041999199419891983197719711965 5

Monee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
201 births that decade — 44% of Monee's all-time total
1960s101970s641980s991990s2012000s772020s5

Monee by state

Where Monee concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Monee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 3.5%
#2 New York
15 3.3%
#3 Illinois
5 1.1%
#4 New Jersey
5 1.1%
California share of Monee's total US births 3.5%
Even split

16 of 456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monee?
456 babies have been named Monee since 1965. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Monee most popular?
Monee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Monee most popular?
The top states for the name Monee are California (16 births), New York (15 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Monee been used?
Monee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 56 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Monee?
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, 1965–2020 (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.