Recorded 1884–2021 Unisex name Peak 1922 1,861 births

Monnie — unisex name

1,861 babies named Monnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Monnie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

46 babies were named Monnie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,861 babies named Monnie between 1884 and 2021, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Monnie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 258 additional births since 1911.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monnie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 379 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Monnie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Monnie in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monnie 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 1,861 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.

Monnie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,861

Since 1884

138 years of records

Peak year

1922

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1884

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2021

Monnie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1884

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1922)
46
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Monnie popularity over time — boys

258 total births recorded since 1911 (Monnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 258 births
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Monnie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
379 births that decade — 20% of Monnie's all-time total
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Monnie by state

Where Monnie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Monnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
139 7.5%
#2 North Carolina
104 5.6%
#3 Texas
92 4.9%
#4 Tennessee
35 1.9%
#5 Oklahoma
27 1.5%
#6 Arkansas
26 1.4%
Kentucky share of Monnie's total US births 7.5%
Even split

139 of 1,861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monnie?
1,861 babies have been named Monnie since 1884. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1922 with 46 births.
When was Monnie most popular?
Monnie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 379 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Monnie most popular?
The top states for the name Monnie are Kentucky (139 births), North Carolina (104 births), Texas (92 births).
Is Monnie a unisex name?
Yes, Monnie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,861 births, and as a boy's name it has 258 births.
How long has the name Monnie been used?
Monnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 138 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Monnie?
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, 1884–2021 (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.