Recorded 1991–2012 Unisex name Peak 2001 58 births

Monyae — unisex name

58 babies named Monyae in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s312010s6
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Monyae was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Monyae in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Monyae

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Monyae between 1991 and 2012, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Monyae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Monyae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Monyae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Monyae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Monyae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Monyae 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 58 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.

Monyae at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

58

Since 1991

22 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1991

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2012

Monyae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1991

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 20122008200420022001199919981991 5

Monyae popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2002 (Monyae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2002 5

Monyae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 53% of Monyae's all-time total
1990s212000s312010s6

Monyae by state

Where Monyae concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Monyae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 8.6%
Maryland share of Monyae's total US births 8.6%

5 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Monyae?
58 babies have been named Monyae since 1991. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Monyae most popular?
Monyae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Monyae most popular?
The top states for the name Monyae are Maryland (5 births).
Is Monyae a unisex name?
Yes, Monyae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 58 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Monyae been used?
Monyae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 22 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Monyae?
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, 1991–2012 (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.