Monika · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1942

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 79 recorded years as a table

Monika, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1942	4
1948	5
1949	9
1950	5
1951	5
1952	9
1953	9
1954	18
1955	18
1956	24
1957	26
1958	35
1959	40
1960	50
1961	61
1962	62
1963	64
1964	62
1965	71
1966	94
1967	96
1968	94
1969	90
1970	88
1971	113
1972	116
1973	123
1974	118
1975	110
1976	133
1977	140
1978	146
1979	126
1980	128
1981	138
1982	112
1983	133
1984	101
1985	100
1986	142
1987	144
1988	140
1989	120
1990	135
1991	134
1992	117
1993	140
1994	114
1995	135
1996	147
1997	141
1998	127
1999	75
2000	83
2001	72
2002	68
2003	54
2004	63
2005	58
2006	62
2007	56
2008	52
2009	43
2010	40
2011	36
2012	25
2013	32
2014	27
2015	26
2016	25
2017	25
2018	19
2019	17
2020	20
2021	15
2022	17
2023	22
2024	8
2025	11

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Monika isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 18
Rank in 2025: #6,325
How rare: 1 in 89,292 girls
Since 1942: 9,810

Most popular in 1996, at 147 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 57% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.