Given name
Monesha
“having great intelligence”
Monesha is a variant of Monisha. One Hindi interpretation is “having great intelligence.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Monesha is a variant of Monisha. One Hindi interpretation is “having great intelligence.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Monesha is a variant of Monisha. An origin associated with Monisha is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Monesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 420
- 0 boys · 420 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 355 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Monesha’s family of names
Monesha has a related form in Monisha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.