Monisha
Girl · mo-NEE-sha · Sanskrit
Monisha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “wisdom, intellect”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Monisha mean?
Sanskrit: Indian spelling of Manisha, from Sanskrit manisha 'wisdom'
“wisdom, intellect”
In Indian use, a form of Manisha, from the Sanskrit word for wisdom or intellect.
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Is Monisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Monisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Monisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Monisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Monisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Monisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 86 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Monisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Monisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1995 | 51 | #2,481 |
| 1994 | 49 | #2,536 |
| 1993 | 49 | #2,528 |
| 1992 | 51 | #2,483 |
| 1991 | 58 | #2,236 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 59 | #2,091 |
| 1988 | 52 | #2,182 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 47 | #2,194 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,886 |
| 1983 | 86 | #1,379 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,847 |
| 1980 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1979 | 31 | #2,795 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
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