How Many People Are Named Monica Yang?

There are approximately 102 people named Monica Yang living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,360,337 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Monica with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Yang. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

102

1 in 3,360,337 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Monica

Last Name

Yang

Monica: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Monica. The peak year was 1979 with 6,619 births. The average person named Monica today is 46 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Monica

In the 2020 Census, the first name Monica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (41.63%). The next largest recorded groups were White (38.32%) and Black (13.22%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Monica in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Monica rose or fell over time.

White

38.32%

Black

13.22%

Hispanic

41.63%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.63%

Two or More Races

2.34%

Ancestry of the Yang Surname

The surname Yang was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Yang in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

1.89%

Black

0.34%

Hispanic

0.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

95.99%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.03%

Two or More Races

1.28%

How we calculated this

The first name "Monica" has an estimated frequency of 0.0639% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Yang" appears at a rate of 46.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Monica are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 102 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Monica

Monica Smith Monica Johnson Monica Williams Monica Brown Monica Jones Monica Garcia Monica Davis

Other people with the surname Yang

Michael Yang James Yang John Yang David Yang Robert Yang William Yang Andrew Yang Stephen Yang

Monica Yang: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Monica Yang?

We estimate approximately 102 people named Monica Yang are alive in the United States today. The first name Monica is shared by 218,861 Americans, and the surname Yang is shared by 159,636.

How rare is the name Monica Yang?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,360,337 Americans. The first name Monica is common and the surname Yang is common.

Is Monica a male or female name?

Monica is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1979 and the average bearer today is 46 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Monica?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Monica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (41.63%). The next largest recorded groups were White (38.32%) and Black (13.22%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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