Monai

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/mənaɪ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Monai is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 1.8M(measured from records)
  • CHSwitzerland≈1 in 3.8M
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 5.1M

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

183 people, 2020

Sources
117 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 1.8M (inferred from the name graph)

United States

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Monai counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Monai is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States1831 in 1.8M179Monai117
BR Brazil231 in 9.2M87——
GB United Kingdom≈13 est.≈1 in 5.1M—Monai11
PH Philippines≈9 est.≈1 in 12M—Monai2
IT Italy≈9 est.≈1 in 7Mlisted—3
CH Switzerland≈2 est.≈1 in 3.8M15—5

183 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Monai is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi given name5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Bangladesh

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

    Also written মোনাই, Monäi

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Mexico

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Monäi, Monaí

  • French given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States

    Also written Monaï

  • Thai given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Thailand, United States, India

    Also written โมไนย, โมนัย, โมไนย์, Monye, โมไณย

  • Arabic given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco

    Also written Möñái, Monäi, Monaï

  • Japanese given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Japan

    Also written Mònai, Mōnai

28 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

  • János Monaib. 1550HUHungarian calvinist bishop (16th century-1603)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 14 sources across 8 countries.

Official registers attesting Monai
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020179#40,593
BR BrazilIBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror)202223—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199818—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200114—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199611—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199710—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199410—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)199210—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20039—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19959—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19919—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19888—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Monai?
A machine transcription gives /mənaɪ/ (IPA) for English.
Is Monai a male or female name?
Monai is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Monai have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 183 people named Monai, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled monai.
Where is Monai most common?
Monai is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.8 million people carrying it.
How common is the name Monai?
In the United States, the national register counted 183 people named Monai in 2020, about 1 in 1.8 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Monai”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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