Monika

Monika: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“advisor”
Origin
Latin
Say it
MON-ih-kuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Monika is a continental European spelling of Monica. The ancient origin is uncertain, but it is commonly linked with Latin moneo 'to advise' or treated as of North African origin.

How popular is Monika?

20243.9 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Monika in 202413

Peak year1978

Total US babies since 18809,790

Monika is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Monika

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Monika questions

What does the name Monika mean?

Monika means "advisor". It comes from Latin. Monika is a continental European spelling of Monica. The ancient origin is uncertain, but it is commonly linked with Latin moneo 'to advise' or treated as of North African origin.

Is Monika a boy or girl name?

Monika is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Monika?

13 US babies were named Monika in 2024. Its peak year was 1978.

How do you pronounce Monika?

Monika is usually pronounced MON-ih-kuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.