Monifa

MAH-nih-fuh /ˈmɑːnɪfə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Monifa is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Monifa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Monifa was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 1970 (34 births).

About the name Monifa

PronunciationMAH-nih-fuh /ˈmɑːnɪfə/
34peak births 1970
1969first in SSA data

Names similar to Monifa

How popular is Monifa?

Girls named Monifa
19691970197519801985199019951998
Girls named Monifa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1969–1998 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1998) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Monifa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199866#13,584
199711—#8,158
199614—#6,627
19955—#14,987
19946—#12,882
19938—#10,237
199212—#7,368
199110—#8,396
19908—#9,853
19895—#13,793
19885—#13,168
19866—#10,426
19859—#7,356
19848—#7,893
198312—#5,697
198211—#6,212
198117—#4,467
198020—#3,942
197916—#4,541
197817—#4,190
197721—#3,569
197621—#3,368
197521—#3,362
197424—#2,975
197325—#2,807
197228—#2,565
197123—#3,032
197034—#2,295
196913—#4,102