Monae
Girl · moh-NAY · Modern
Monae is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
Where does Monae come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps from Monet or Monique
- Say it
- moh-NAY
Is Monae a girl's or a boy's name?
Monae is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Monae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Monae, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Monae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Monae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
- Monae 13
- Monet 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Monae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Monae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,916among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Monae, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 113 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
2025 had fewer girls named Monae than any year since 1985.
Half of all the girls named Monae in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were given Monae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,325, up from #5,916 for this spelling alone.
- Monet 40
- Monae 20
Monae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 51 | #3,157 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4,356 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2016 | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3,129 |
| 2014 | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 46 | #3,530 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 72 | #2,367 |
| 2003 | 83 | #2,103 |
| 2002 | 69 | #2,328 |
| 2001 | 62 | #2,483 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,736 |
| 1998 | 113 | #1,499 |
| 1997 | 92 | #1,694 |
| 1996 | 111 | #1,476 |
| 1995 | 56 | #2,340 |
| 1994 | 51 | #2,460 |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,797 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 61 | #2,157 |
| 1990 | 56 | #2,253 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
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