Recorded 1964–2012 Girls' name Peak 1983 509 births

Monic — girls' name

509 babies named Monic in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s381970s1531980s2081990s832000s202010s7
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Monic was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

28 babies were named Monic in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monic

The Social Security Administration has registered 509 babies named Monic between 1964 and 2012, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monic currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monic performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Monic shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Monic in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monic 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 509 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.

Monic at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

509

Since 1964

49 years of records

Peak year

1983

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1964

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2012

Monic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1964

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1983)
28
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0102030 201219971992198719821977197219661964 6

Monic by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
208 births that decade — 41% of Monic's all-time total
1960s381970s1531980s2081990s832000s202010s7

Monic by state

Where Monic concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Monic
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 15.7%
#2 Texas
10 2.0%
#3 Illinois
6 1.2%
California share of Monic's total US births 15.7%
Even split

80 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monic?
509 babies have been named Monic since 1964. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1983 with 28 births.
When was Monic most popular?
Monic was most popular in the 1980s decade with 208 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Monic most popular?
The top states for the name Monic are California (80 births), Texas (10 births), Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Monic been used?
Monic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 49 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Monic?
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, 1964–2012 (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.