Girls' name · since 1991

Moniesha

Moniesha has 34 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

34
total births
1991–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Moniesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1991.

Moniesha has 34 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1998.

  • 34 total births
  • 1991–1998 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

34 girls have been named Moniesha since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

34
total births
1991–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Moniesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Moniesha in 1993 - its busiest year on record.

Moniesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Moniesha splits its recorded history at 1995: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Moniesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

34

Since 1991

8 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1991

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1998

Moniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 19911993199519961998 5

Moniesha by decade

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

1990s was Moniesha's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Moniesha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moniesha?
34 babies have been named Moniesha since 1991. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Moniesha most popular?
Moniesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Moniesha been used?
Moniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 8 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Moniesha?
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 July 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, 1991–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Moniesha: Baby Name Since 1991 - 34 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/moniesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Moniesha 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 July 2026.