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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Monisha

Monisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1384th with 86 babies. More babies were named Monisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198386 babies
Total since 1880
1,254babies recorded

Monisha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#16,3416
2000#5,87119
1990#3,05537
1980#2,84232
1970#4,96711
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Monisha, counting every spelling?

Monisha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Monisha?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Monisha are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 31 and 43. That makes Monisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Monisha by state

How common Monisha was among girls born in each state in 1981–1985, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMS0.07Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Monisha, girls, 1981–1985. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Monisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Monisha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Monisha

How popular is the name Monisha?

Monisha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1384th with 86 babies. More babies were named Monisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Monisha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,254 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Monisha most popular?

In 1981–1985, Monisha was most common in Mississippi (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Tennessee.