Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Monya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Monya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 663
- 0 boys · 663 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 27 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 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 668 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.
Monya’s family of names
Monya may belong to the same name family as MONNYA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Monya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marya
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>99% girls
Marti
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war” · “lady”
18% boys · 82% girls
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls
Sonya
“having great wisdom and foresight” · “wisdom”
>99% girls
Tanya
“queen of the fairies”
>99% girls
Malinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Melinda
“one who is sweet and gentle”
>99% girls
Kenya
“an innocent; from the country of Kenya”
2% boys · 98% girls