Recorded 1970–2002 Girls' name Peak 1992 409 births

Moniqua — girls' name

409 babies named Moniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s1271990s1922000s12
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Moniqua was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

43 babies were named Moniqua in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 409 babies named Moniqua between 1970 and 2002, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Moniqua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Moniqua in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moniqua 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 409 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.

Moniqua at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

409

Since 1970

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1970

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2002

Moniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1970

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1992)
43
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 200219961992198819841980197619721970 7

Moniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
192 births that decade — 47% of Moniqua's all-time total
1970s781980s1271990s1922000s12

Moniqua by state

Where Moniqua concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Moniqua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 1.5%
#2 California
5 1.2%
North Carolina share of Moniqua's total US births 1.5%
Even split

6 of 409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moniqua?
409 babies have been named Moniqua since 1970. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1992 with 43 births.
When was Moniqua most popular?
Moniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Moniqua most popular?
The top states for the name Moniqua are North Carolina (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Moniqua been used?
Moniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 33 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Moniqua?
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, 1970–2002 (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.