Monetta
Monetta is a town in Aiken and Saluda counties, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monetta had a population of 205.
Meaning & Origin of Monetta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Monetta is a town in Aiken and Saluda counties, South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monetta had a population of 205.
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The Story of Monetta
Monetta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 13 Monettas were born — ranking #3,594 that year. As of 2026, Monetta ranks #9,109 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 228 Monettas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Monetta
Monetta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 228 births in the dataset. Monetta's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #3,594. Use the chart and map above to compare Monetta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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