Given name
Monifah
“one who is lucky”
Monifah is a variant of Monifa. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who is lucky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Monifah is a variant of Monifa. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who is lucky.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Monifah is a variant of Monifa. An origin associated with Monifa is Egyptian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Monifah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 0 boys · 135 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 2001. 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 116 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.
Monifah’s family of names
Monifah has a related form in Monifa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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