Girls' name · since 1965
Monisa
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 59 babies named Monisa, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Monisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Monisa recorded 59 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1994.
- #33,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 59 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Monisa ranks #33,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #33,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 59
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Monisa's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Monisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Monisa splits its recorded history at 1973: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Monisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1994
- Peak year (1969)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Monisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (23 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Monisa's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Monisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 23 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Monisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 1990s (13) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Monisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1965–1994 (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 Monisa 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.