Monnica
Monica of Hippo, also written as "Monnica", was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine.
Meaning & Origin of Monnica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Monica of Hippo, also written as "Monnica", was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Saint Augustine.
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The Story of Monnica
The earliest SSA record of Monnica as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 8 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Monnica — #5,601 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Monnica on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Monnica last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 66 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Monnica
Monnica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Monnica's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #5,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Monnica'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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