How Many People Are Named Monisha?
An estimated 1,190 people in the United States have the first name Monisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Monisha peaked in popularity in 1983 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Monisha 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 Monisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,190
About 1 in 288,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1983
86 births
Total Registered
1,254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Monisha
Monisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,254 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Monisha as a female name
Ranked #15,355 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1983 (86 births)
Monisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Monisha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 458 babies were registered. Monisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Monisha by Decade
How has Monisha 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.
Monisha by State
Birth registrations for Monisha span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania. On average, about 20 Monishas were registered per state.
Monisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Monisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Monisha
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Monisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Monisha?
We estimate approximately 1,190 people named Monisha 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 288,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Monisha a common name?
Monisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Monisha most popular?
Monisha reached peak popularity in 1983, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Monisha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Monisha a female name?
Monisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Monisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Monisha Smith, Monisha Johnson, Monisha 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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