Monesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mo-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Monesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Monesha come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Monisha, or Mon- + the ending -esha
Is Monesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Monesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Monesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 61 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Monesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Monesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Monesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Kiana, Sasha, Anika, Shayla, Samira, Kiara, Mckenna, Alisha, Brianna, Ayana, Mikayla
Names related to Monesha
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, “Monesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/monesha, updated 20 October 2026.