Recorded 1979–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 57 births

Moneshia — girls' name

57 babies named Moneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s151990s37
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Moneshia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Moneshia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Moneshia between 1979 and 1998, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moneshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Moneshia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moneshia 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 57 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.

Moneshia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

57

Since 1979

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1979

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1998

Moneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1979

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 19981996199519941991198919871979 5

Moneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 65% of Moneshia's all-time total
1970s51980s151990s37

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moneshia?
57 babies have been named Moneshia since 1979. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Moneshia most popular?
Moneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Moneshia been used?
Moneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 20 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Moneshia?
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, 1979–1998 (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.