girl's name
Monika
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 12,396
Scotland
#926
2020 births
Monika is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 257 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Monika over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1950s | 374 |
| 1960s | 1,337 |
| 1970s | 1,866 |
| 1980s | 2,162 |
| 1990s | 2,280 |
| 2000s | 1,128 |
| 2010s | 481 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 152 |
How popular is Monika?
In 2025, Monika was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Monika is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Monika
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Monika also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Monika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Monika
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Monika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Monika
How popular is the name Monika?
In 2025, Monika was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Monika a girl's or a boy's name?
Monika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Monika most popular?
Monika peaked in 1990, when 257 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Monika a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Monika currently ranks #2,924 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.