# Monika (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/monika/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,810 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 9,810 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 595, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A less common spelling of Monica, used since the twentieth century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63 | 2,789 |
| 2012 | 44 | 3,629 |
| 2013 | 57 | 2,964 |
| 2014 | 49 | 3,307 |
| 2015 | 47 | 3,421 |
| 2016 | 45 | 3,505 |
| 2017 | 43 | 3,608 |
| 2018 | 33 | 4,315 |
| 2019 | 29 | 4,740 |
| 2020 | 33 | 4,238 |
| 2021 | 24 | 5,357 |
| 2022 | 28 | 4,867 |
| 2023 | 36 | 4,102 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8,288 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6,478 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30 | 1,117 |
| 2012 | 37 | 975 |
| 2013 | 30 | 1,148 |
| 2014 | 31 | 1,120 |
| 2015 | 29 | 1,168 |
| 2016 | 35 | 1,013 |
| 2017 | 24 | 1,371 |
| 2018 | 20 | 1,526 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,507 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,402 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,673 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1,863 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

## People named Monika

- Monika Zehrt, East German sprinter
- Monika Kryemadhi, Albanian politician
- Monika Fagerholm, Finnish writer
- Monika Schnarre, Canadian actor and model
- Monika Hauser, Doctor specializing in gynecology
- Monika Debertshäuser, East German cross-country skier
- Monika Kallies, East German rower
- Monika Mann, German novelist (1910-1992)
- Monika Herceg, Croatian poet, feminist and science promoter
- Monika Sozanska, German épée fencer
- Monika Treut, German film director
- Monika Absolonová, Czech singer and actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.