Monika
Monika is a female given name: 98% of people named Monika are women, and it is recorded as female in 20 of the 20 countries covered.
Monika · Mónika
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Poland, Austria, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Mónika
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 9,577 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Monika
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Monika," in English, "Guten Tag Monika," in German. Monika is a female given name: about 98% of people named Monika are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Monika,
German
Guten Tag Monika,
French
Bonjour Monika,
Spanish
Estimado/a Monika:
Chinese
Monika您好：
Japanese
Monika様
English
Hi Monika,
German
Hi Monika,
French
Salut Monika,
Spanish
Hola Monika,
Chinese
Monika你好：
Japanese
Monikaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 20 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 9,577 female · 9,577 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Monika a male or female name?
Monika is a female given name: 98% of people named Monika are women, and it is recorded as female in 20 of the 20 countries covered.
How do I address Monika in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Monika," in English, "Guten Tag Monika," in German. Monika is a female given name: about 98% of people named Monika are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Monika a unisex name?
Monika is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Monika are men. Monika leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Monika a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/monika (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_monika,
title = {Is Monika a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/monika},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}