What is Monika?

Need a name for the lead character of that screenplay you're writing? Want a sophisticated name for your new cocker spaniel? Monika can help.

Based on your criteria, Monika will consult the U.S. Census results to give you a list of first names or surnames.

Why Do I Need To Specify Criteria?

Specifying criteria for the search will give you a smaller number of names that are good candidates for the kind of name you're looking for. That saves you the trouble of paging through a couple thousand names, starting with "Aaron".

How Do I Decide What Criteria To Use?

The criteria you set will depend upon what kind of nuances you're looking for in a name. It also depends on your sense of poetry. Maybe you've decided to name your fictional character "Caleb" and you're looking for a neat surname. You might prefer that the surname not begin with the letter "B". Try saying "Caleb Brown". When your story gets to the silver screen, people are going to file out of the theater saying "Wasn't that guy Kay-Luh great?"

Maybe you've got a roughneck character who needs a gutteral "G" in his name. Maybe you've got a sultry double agent who's crying out for a short name containing "L" and "A". You get the picture.