Recorded 1920–2007 Girls' name Peak 1987 366 births

Monia — girls' name

366 babies named Monia in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s221930s171940s161950s221960s511970s751980s511990s812000s31
1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Monia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

13 babies were named Monia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monia

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Monia between 1920 and 2007, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Monia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monia 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 366 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.

Monia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

366

Since 1920

88 years of records

Peak year

1987

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1920

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2007

Monia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1920

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1987)
13
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
468101214 200719951987197719701961194619221920 5

Monia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
81 births that decade — 22% of Monia's all-time total
1920s221930s171940s161950s221960s511970s751980s511990s812000s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monia?
366 babies have been named Monia since 1920. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1987 with 13 births.
When was Monia most popular?
Monia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Monia been used?
Monia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 88 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Monia?
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, 1920–2007 (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.