Monai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mo-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Monai is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Monai come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Monae
Is Monai a girl's or a boy's name?
Monai is a girls' name.
How popular is Monai in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Monai in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Monai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Monai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylee, Kylie, Sarai, Laken, Kiana, Morgan, Yuri, Mckenna, Kaitlyn, Hannah, Kori, Keyla
Names related to Monai
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Monai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/monai, updated 20 October 2026.