Recorded 1960–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 474 births

Monigue — girls' name

474 babies named Monigue in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1181970s1651980s1841990s7
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Monigue was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

28 babies were named Monigue in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monigue

The Social Security Administration has registered 474 babies named Monigue between 1960 and 1991, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monigue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monigue performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Monigue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Monigue in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monigue 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 474 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.

Monigue at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

474

Since 1960

32 years of records

Peak year

1970

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1960

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1991

Monigue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1960

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
28
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
051015202530 199119861982197819741970196619611960 8

Monigue by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
184 births that decade — 39% of Monigue's all-time total
1960s1181970s1651980s1841990s7

Monigue by state

Where Monigue concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Monigue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
39 8.2%
#2 California
38 8.0%
New York share of Monigue's total US births 8.2%
Even split

39 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monigue?
474 babies have been named Monigue since 1960. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 28 births.
When was Monigue most popular?
Monigue was most popular in the 1980s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Monigue most popular?
The top states for the name Monigue are New York (39 births), California (38 births).
How long has the name Monigue been used?
Monigue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 32 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Monigue?
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.

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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, 1960–1991 (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.