Is Monika a boy or girl name?
Monika is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Monika, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,790 US babies named Monika were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,248
- Babies named Monika since 1942
- 9,790
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 257 babies
Boys and girls named Monika, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 374 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,336 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,865 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,162 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,280 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,128 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 481 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 134 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,248 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,099 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,862 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,352 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,236 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,740 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,314 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,607 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,505 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,421 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,307 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,963 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,626 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,789 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,579 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,441 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,070 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,933 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,785 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,830 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,678 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,869 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,544 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,456 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,286 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,340 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 224 | #931 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 246 | #840 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 257 | #800 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 238 | #827 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 203 | #930 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 254 | #798 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 216 | #908 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #817 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 257 | #785 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 221 | #848 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 250 | #753 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 250 | #724 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 243 | #733 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 172 | #922 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 170 | #886 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 222 | #737 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 190 | #827 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 231 | #716 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 213 | #775 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 202 | #788 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 224 | #707 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 214 | #723 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 195 | #746 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 161 | #838 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 173 | #789 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 179 | #758 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 177 | #776 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 187 | #779 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 153 | #873 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 151 | #845 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 154 | #819 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 158 | #792 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 159 | #780 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 126 | #897 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 117 | #986 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 124 | #952 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 121 | #971 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 124 | #970 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,067 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,189 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,262 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,449 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,543 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,791 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,757 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,781 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,642 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,912 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,215 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,594 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,791 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,147 |
Highest rank
Monika has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #707 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Monika
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.