How Many People Are Named Monita?
An estimated 341 people in the United States have the first name Monita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Monita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Monita 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 Monita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
341
About 1 in 1,005,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1961
19 births
Total Registered
505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Monita
Monita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 505 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Monita as a female name
Ranked #14,753 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1961 (19 births)
Monita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Monita span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 123 babies were registered. Monita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Monita by Decade
How has Monita 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.
Monita by State
Monita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Monita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Monita
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Monita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Monita?
We estimate approximately 341 people named Monita 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 1,005,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Monita a common name?
Monita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Monita most popular?
Monita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Monita is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Monita a female name?
Monita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Monita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Monita Smith, Monita Johnson, Monita 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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