Girls' name · since 1970
Moneka
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Moneka, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Moneka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 266 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Moneka recorded 266 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2001.
- #17,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moneka ranks #17,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Moneka's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Moneka splits its recorded history at 1984: 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 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Moneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2001
- Peak year (1980)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Moneka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (102 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Moneka's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Moneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 102 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Moneka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Moneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1970–2001 (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 Moneka 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.