How Many People Are Named Monya?
An estimated 528 people in the United States have the first name Monya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Monya peaked in popularity in 1970 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Monya 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 Monya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
528
About 1 in 649,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1970
27 births
Total Registered
663
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Monya
Monya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 663 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Monya as a female name
Ranked #18,696 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1970 (27 births)
Monya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Monya span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 182 babies were registered. Monya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Monya by Decade
How has Monya 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.
Monya by State
Monya + Last Name Combinations
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Monya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Monya?
We estimate approximately 528 people named Monya 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 649,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Monya a common name?
Monya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 663 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Monya most popular?
Monya reached peak popularity in 1970, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Monya is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Monya a female name?
Monya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Monya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Monya Smith, Monya Johnson, Monya 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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