Recorded 1919–1997 Girls' name Peak 1967 213 births

Monice — girls' name

213 babies named Monice in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51950s181960s431970s741980s481990s25
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Monice was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

12 babies were named Monice in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monice

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Monice between 1919 and 1997, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Monice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monice 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 213 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.

Monice at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

213

Since 1919

79 years of records

Peak year

1967

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1919

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1997

Monice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1919

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1967)
12
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
468101214 19971988198319791973196919601919 5

Monice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 35% of Monice's all-time total
1910s51950s181960s431970s741980s481990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monice?
213 babies have been named Monice since 1919. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1967 with 12 births.
When was Monice most popular?
Monice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Monice been used?
Monice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 79 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Monice?
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, 1919–1997 (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.