Unisex name · since 1921
Monell
18 babies named Monell in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Monell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1921.
Monell has 18 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1930.
- #47,172 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monell ranks #47,172 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #47,172 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Monell's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monell splits its recorded history at 1928: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1930
- Peak year (1921)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Monell popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1929 (Monell as boys' name)
Monell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Monell's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Monell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Monell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Monell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~9 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, 1921–1930 (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 Monell 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.