Girls' name · since 1973

Monike

Monike has 60 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,902 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

60 girls have been named Monike since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monike has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2000.

  • #32,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 60 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monike ranks #32,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#32,902 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Monike's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Monike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Monike's full recorded timeline at 1980, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Monike popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2000

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1981)
11
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4681012 197319761977197819801981198819902000 5

Monike by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 40% of the file).

1970s was Monike's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Monike births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monike?
Monike has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,902 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 11 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
Where does Monike sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monike ranks #32,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Monike most popular?
Monike was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Monike been used?
Records for Monike go back to 1973, giving 28 years of history through 2000.
What names are similar to Monike?
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.

What to do with Monike's data

  • Monike's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Monike

Nearby Names Like Monike

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Monike

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Monike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–2000 (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 Monike 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.