Girls' name · since 1942
Monika
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 9,810 babies named Monika, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,810
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Monika is the #6362 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,810 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Monika recorded 9,810 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #6362 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #1,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,810 born since 1942
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monika ranks #1,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,810 born since 1942, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,810
- born since 1942
- 1990s
- peak decade
Monika's 9,810 recorded births place it above 97.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Monika compares
9,810 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Monika's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Monika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,810 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 257 | 21 | 19,840 |
Monika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Monika's full recorded timeline at 1986, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 257 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Monika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Monika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,280 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Monika's strongest decade.
2,280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Monika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 374
1950s
374 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,337 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,866 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,162 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,280 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,128 births
- 2010s 481
2010s
481 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,280 births (23% of all-time use).
How Monika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Monika's total volume
Monika by state
Where Monika concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,469 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 879 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 833 | 8.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 762 | 7.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 337 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 331 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 326 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 312 | 3.2% |
1,469 of 9,810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Monika appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Monika's data
- Monika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,280 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Monikas (1,469 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1942–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Monika 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 August 2026.