Moni

#16,511 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Diminutive of Monica or Monika

Moni has been given to 100 babies in the U.S. since 1953. In 2025 it ranked #16,511 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 1965, with 9 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% girls, 6% boys all-time.

Babies named Moni, 2025

1 in 663,000

Moni over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Moni over time

In 2025, Moni went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19532025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Moni: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Monica or Monika

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Moni means

Moni is a diminutive of Monica or Monika.

Origin, language, and formation

Moni is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Monica and Monika.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 94 girls were recorded with the name Moni between 1953 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1965; its best national rank was #4,471 in 1953.

In the United States, 6 boys were recorded with the name Moni between 2021 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2021; its best national rank was #11,690 in 2021.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Moni?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 321,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #16,511; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Moni sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Moni. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Monis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Moni was born before 1971 — so the typical Moni is around 54 today.

Median birth year: 1971; About 54 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 27.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 37.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 94; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 27.7% of all recorded uses (26).

Is Moni rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −3,473; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 55.6%; Peak was 1965 (9)
Years since peak: 60; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 27.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,471; 1953

Spellings of Moni

Moni is not the most common spelling — Lori is, with 24.2% against Moni's <0.01%.

Lori24.2%341,911
Monica17.8%251,274
Toni7.1%100,198
Jodi5.6%79,695
Sonia4.7%66,747
Mona3.2%45,787
Tori2.6%37,134
Joni2.0%28,815

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Moni around the world

Where Moni ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1990–1990
#3,292
in 1990
South Australia
1945–2006
#782
in 2006

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Moni by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #16,511
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #4,471; 1953
Peak year: 1965; 9 that year
First recorded: 1953
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 94
Count in 2025: 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #11,690; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 6 that year
First recorded: 2021
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 6
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Moni

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Monse Monti Seoni Rmoni Money Kloni Monik Stoni Soni Monaco Avoni Monai Eloni Kioni Samoni Monaca Camoni Daloni Lamoni Mong Monick Kayoni Zamoni Mone

Sibling names for Moni

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Kandy Danette Tena Tana Joellen Teressa Treva Bettina

For a brother

Berry Tod Tracey Toney Deron Rob Stacey Thad

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