Feminine dossier · first seen 1961
Monae
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
113
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Monae
How many people are named Monae?
An estimated 2,240 living Americans are named Monae.
How rare is Monae?
Monae is very rare among babies today, with 20 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 82.3% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Monae?
The median age of a living American named Monae is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 31 years old.
Is Monae still popular?
Not especially. Monae has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 20 births in 2025.
Where is Monae most common?
Monae has its strongest geographic signal in Maryland, where it appears 5.0× more often than the national baseline.
1961Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
82.3%
2025
20
All-time
2,291
Where it lives now
Monae is most concentrated in Maryland — about 5.0× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Michigan and New York.
States where Monae is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.