Recorded 1935–2011 Girls' name Peak 1970 663 births

Monya — girls' name

663 babies named Monya in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s531940s381950s751960s1821970s1451980s661990s582000s412010s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Monya was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

27 babies were named Monya in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monya

The Social Security Administration has registered 663 babies named Monya between 1935 and 2011, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monya performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Monya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monya 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 663 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.

Monya at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

663

Since 1935

77 years of records

Peak year

1970

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1935

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2011

Monya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1935

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1970)
27
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
051015202530 201119981986197719691961195319381935 11

Monya by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
182 births that decade — 27% of Monya's all-time total
1930s531940s381950s751960s1821970s1451980s661990s582000s412010s5

Monya by state

Where Monya concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Monya's total US births 0.8%

5 of 663 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monya?
663 babies have been named Monya since 1935. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1970 with 27 births.
When was Monya most popular?
Monya was most popular in the 1960s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Monya most popular?
The top states for the name Monya are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Monya been used?
Monya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 77 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Monya?
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, 1935–2011 (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.