Girls' name · since 1920
Monia
Monia has 366 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
366 girls have been named Monia since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monia has been recorded 366 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2007.
- #14,268 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 366 born since 1920
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monia ranks #14,268 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1920, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,268 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monia's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Monia's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Monia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2007
- Peak year (1987)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Monia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Monia's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Monia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Monia's data
- Monia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2000s (31) -- 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 Monia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1920–2007 (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 Monia 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.