Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1976 66 births

Monnica — girls' name

66 babies named Monnica in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s241990s5
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Monnica was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Monnica in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monnica

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Monnica between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monnica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monnica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Monnica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monnica 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 66 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.

Monnica at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

66

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Monnica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1995198719831982198019791978197619751971 8

Monnica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 56% of Monnica's all-time total
1970s371980s241990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monnica?
66 babies have been named Monnica since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Monnica most popular?
Monnica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Monnica been used?
Monnica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Monnica?
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.

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, 1971–1995 (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.