How Many People Are Named Monika?
An estimated 9,040 people in the United States have the first name Monika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Monika peaked in popularity in 1990 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Monika as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Monika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,040
About 1 in 37,915 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1990
257 births
Total Registered
9,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Monika
Monika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,790 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Monika as a female name
Ranked #8,248 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (257 births)
Monika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Monika span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,280 babies were registered. Monika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Monika by Decade
How has Monika tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Monika by State
Birth registrations for Monika span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Utah, Nevada, Minnesota. On average, about 211 Monikas were registered per state.
Monika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Monika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Monika
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Monika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Monika?
We estimate approximately 9,040 people named Monika are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 37,915 Americans share this first name.
Is Monika a common name?
Monika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Monika most popular?
Monika reached peak popularity in 1990, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Monika is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Monika a female name?
Monika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Monika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Monika Smith, Monika Johnson, Monika Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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