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Monika

100% girls · 18 born in 2025

Monika has been given to about 9,810 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,439
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Monika per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 257
  • Born in 202518
  • All time9,810
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Monika?

Its best year was 1990, when 257 babies were given the name, ranking 785th. The typical living American called Monika is about 40 years old today.

Names that sound like Monika

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Monica0.91
  2. Annika0.70
  3. Anika0.70
  4. Danika0.70
  5. Mika0.70
  6. Malika0.70
  7. Tanika0.70
  8. Moira0.69

Middle names for Monika

Ranked by flow score
  1. Monika Rose0.85
  2. Monika Louise0.85
  3. Monika June0.84
  4. Monika Pearl0.84
  5. Monika Quinn0.84
  6. Monika Nell0.84

Sibling names for Monika

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.88
  2. Bridgetsister · 0.86
  3. Georginasister · 0.86
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.85
  5. Arturobrother · 0.85
  6. Salvadorbrother · 0.85

Where Monika is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Monika White0.80
    2. Monika Reyes0.80
    3. Monika Nguyen0.80
    4. Monika Lee0.80
    5. Monika Hill0.80
    6. Monika Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Monika

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.