Girls' name · since 1979
Monikia
10 babies named Monikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #56,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Monikia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Monikia recorded 10 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1986.
- #56,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monikia ranks #56,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #56,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Monikia's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monikia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Monikia's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded.
Monikia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1986
- Peak year (1979)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Monikia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Monikia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Monikia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Monikia's data
- Monikia's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Monikia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1979–1986 (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 Monikia 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.