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The baby name Monika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'language': 'English (UK)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɒnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MON-i-kə'},{'language': 'English (US)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɑnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MAH-ni-kə'},{'language': 'Polish/Czech/Slovak', 'ipa': '/mɔˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'},{'language': 'German', 'ipa': '/ˈmoːnika/', 'respelling': 'MOH-nee-kah'},{'language': 'Spanish', 'ipa': '/moˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'}.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Pronunciation: {'language': 'English (UK)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɒnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MON-i-kə'},{'language': 'English (US)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɑnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MAH-ni-kə'},{'language': 'Polish/Czech/Slovak', 'ipa': '/mɔˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'},{'language': 'German', 'ipa': '/ˈmoːnika/', 'respelling': 'MOH-nee-kah'},{'language': 'Spanish', 'ipa': '/moˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'}

What is the meaning of the name Monika ?

The baby name Monika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'language': 'English (UK)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɒnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MON-i-kə'},{'language': 'English (US)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɑnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MAH-ni-kə'},{'language': 'Polish/Czech/Slovak', 'ipa': '/mɔˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'},{'language': 'German', 'ipa': '/ˈmoːnika/', 'respelling': 'MOH-nee-kah'},{'language': 'Spanish', 'ipa': '/moˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'}.

Monika is in Origin.

Monika is the Central and Eastern European spelling of Monica, a name rooted in late antiquity. It entered the Christian onomasticon via Saint Monica of Hippo (4th century), whose North African origin makes the etymology uncertain. Scholars propose Latin monere “to advise, warn” (yielding the sense “advisor, counselor”), a Greek link to monos “alone, unique,” or a Punic/Berber source now lost. The Monika form is standard in German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and Scandinavian use, while Monica/Mónica dominate in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and Monique in French.

Medieval devotion to St. Monica sustained the name across Europe; it revived in the Renaissance and saw 20th‑century peaks in German‑speaking and Slavic countries, while the English Monica rose mid‑century in the US and UK. Variants and diminutives include Monica, Mónica, Monique, Mona, Moni, Monia, and Nika. Overall sense: steadfast counsel and singularity.

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Monika – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2022 #1 — 935
PL Girls 0 #5 34,735 5,096
PL 0 #5 2,129 2,600
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
Austria Girls 0 #8 5,373 1,885
LT 0 #8 153 949
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
CZ Girls 0 #10 10,633 5,378
IR Girls 0 #11 10,252 8,334
Germany Girls 0 #13 16,598 4,949
LT Girls 0 #16 895 1,904
CZ 0 #19 910 3,154
IR 0 #22 815 4,221
EE 0 #27 11 1,051
IN Girls 0 #27 2,946 13,121
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
NA 0 #28 6 2,537
BG Girls 0 #31 367 3,559
NA Girls 0 #31 351 7,146
SI Girls 0 #34 237 2,769
HR Girls 0 #35 1,379 3,687
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
Iceland Girls 0 #37 27 132
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
SI 0 #38 47 1,612
GE 0 #39 6 997
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
HR 0 #44 249 2,081
BG 0 #48 33 1,799
LU 0 #49 18 2,830
Austria 0 #50 289 850
IN 0 #50 21 2,963
Austria Girls 1988 #52 193 58
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
CY 0 #58 3 1,632
EE Girls 0 #59 90 1,888
Germany 0 #61 914 2,542
GE Girls 0 #61 45 1,564
HU 0 #65 53 1,675
HU Girls 0 #67 368 3,308
AL 0 #68 9 2,372
CY Girls 0 #74 48 3,755
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
RS 0 #76 9 923
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
AF Girls 0 #90 5 2,402
RS Girls 0 #91 48 1,651
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
ID Girls 0 #97 6 3,319
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
BD Girls 0 #103 467 8,413
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
Norway Girls 2020 #118 5 444
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
AL Girls 0 #121 113 4,141
GR Girls 0 #121 131 6,293
GR 0 #121 14 3,911
CY Boys 0 #130 2 3,473
Switzerland Girls 2024 #133 3 1,786
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
LU Girls 0 #140 47 4,850
MT Girls 0 #140 12 3,773
DK Girls 0 #141 223 7,429
LT Boys 0 #146 6 2,166
CR 0 #148 11 5,526
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
AE 0 #155 23 10,220
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
BD 0 #164 65 5,992
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
DK 0 #178 26 5,198
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
SI Boys 0 #208 4 3,402
Finland Girls 0 #213 233 1,368
OM Girls 0 #215 186 15,987
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #216 5 3,850
PL Boys 0 #222 124 6,459
QA Girls 0 #222 95 15,378
PS 0 #223 4 5,692
NL Girls 0 #224 1,726 5,933
NA Boys 0 #226 10 6,830
JP Girls 0 #231 15 6,592
KZ Girls 0 #241 81 5,862
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
KW Girls 0 #250 286 19,177
SG 0 #250 20 11,010
EC Girls 0 #251 8 3,650
HR Boys 0 #253 7 3,997
TW Girls 0 #262 15 8,139
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
Finland 0 #271 37 830
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #274 9 6,291
NL 0 #276 118 2,481
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
Canada Girls 2024 #279 7 2,795
CZ Boys 0 #283 22 6,530
AE Girls 0 #291 273 20,968
RU Girls 0 #292 248 11,913
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
IT Girls 0 #300 4,894 9,415
JO Girls 0 #301 25 7,570
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
PE 0 #322 8 6,350
CN Girls 0 #323 27 8,829
Finland Girls 2026 #329 887 3,895
MU Girls 0 #330 22 8,539
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
SD Girls 0 #331 15 7,678
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
Spain Girls 0 #346 1,158 5,561
HK 0 #351 7 8,483
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
EG 0 #354 47 6,387
Spain 0 #357 96 2,326
PT Girls 0 #366 86 7,952
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
BO 0 #372 10 6,868
PH Girls 0 #374 17 13,098
CO Girls 0 #376 1,488 16,140
MX 0 #383 31 8,339
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
CL 0 #401 11 6,867
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
ZA 0 #406 42 14,421
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
CO 0 #415 66 7,768
Austria Boys 0 #416 27 2,180
PA Girls 0 #422 60 9,861
GT Girls 0 #432 74 7,500
CR Girls 0 #435 98 11,342
IT 0 #443 301 4,183
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PS Girls 0 #476 48 10,981
BH 0 #478 76 17,937
BO Girls 0 #480 133 9,488
EG Girls 0 #481 645 14,742
UY Girls 0 #482 29 6,731
SG Girls 0 #485 102 18,916
IQ Girls 0 #495 10 11,303
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CM Girls 0 #513 28 11,671
IR Boys 0 #517 36 10,162
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
IL Girls 0 #549 69 11,648
MX Girls 0 #549 994 17,781
BD Boys 0 #550 27 10,045
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
HK Girls 0 #574 42 16,104
AR Girls 0 #582 18 8,289
SA Girls 0 #617 328 25,931
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
LB 0 #621 38 13,263
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
PE Girls 0 #678 278 14,861
CL Girls 0 #684 168 14,098
QA Boys 0 #694 14 18,093
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
TN 0 #718 112 13,765
KW Boys 0 #731 39 18,755
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
NG Girls 0 #762 25 15,093
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
BR Girls 0 #768 175 12,708
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
OM Boys 0 #831 51 17,948
MY Girls 0 #857 138 24,821
IN Boys 0 #870 132 16,750
CO Boys 0 #897 24 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #904 13 8,487
ZA Girls 0 #905 237 25,928
EG Boys 0 #918 8 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #919 34 5,697
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NL Boys 0 #941 11 5,873
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
DZ 0 #987 190 20,130
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
TR 0 #1,070 142 19,440
MA 0 #1,075 54 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,096 16 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,441 31 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,515 100 28,008

Monika is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Monika

Monika is predominantly a girl's name.
Monika is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'language': 'English (UK)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɒnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MON-i-kə'},{'language': 'English (US)', 'ipa': '/ˈmɑnɪkə/', 'respelling': 'MAH-ni-kə'},{'language': 'Polish/Czech/Slovak', 'ipa': '/mɔˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'},{'language': 'German', 'ipa': '/ˈmoːnika/', 'respelling': 'MOH-nee-kah'},{'language': 'Spanish', 'ipa': '/moˈnika/', 'respelling': 'mo-NEE-kah'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Monica, Mónica, Mônica, Mònica, Mónika and Moni.
Yes, very popular — Monika ranked #1 in Ireland in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Monika ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2022).
Monika's popularity is rising. It moved from #410 in 2011 to #402 in 2021 in France.