Girl · #8,292 in 2026

Monna

Monna is both a rare feminine given name and a surname of different origins. Notable people with the name include:

  • English
Current Rank
#8,292
Peak Rank
#937 (1933)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1899
First Year
1972
Last Year
1933
Peak Year
#937
Peak Rank
1K
Total Count
64
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Monna

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Monna is both a rare feminine given name and a surname of different origins. Notable people with the name include:

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Monna

Monna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1899, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1933: 53 births, good for #937 nationwide. About 29% of every Monna on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Monna last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Monna

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Monna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Monna

Phonetically similar names — useful when Monna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Monna

What does the name Monna mean?
Monna is both a rare feminine given name and a surname of different origins. Notable people with the name include:
What is the origin of the name Monna?
Monna has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Monna in 2026?
In 2026, Monna ranks #8,292 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Monna most popular?
Monna reached its peak popularity in 1933, ranking #937 that year with 53 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Monna most popular?
Monna has historically been most popular in Indiana, Minnesota, West Virginia. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Monna.
Is Monna a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Monna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Monna?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Monna include Loria, Aiyanna, Marcelina. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Monna?
Common variants and related forms of Monna include Mona. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Monna

Monna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Monna's peak popularity came in 1933 when it ranked #937. Use the chart and map above to compare Monna'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.