Girls' name · since 1912
Modean
Modean has 311 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 311
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
311 girls have been named Modean since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modean has been recorded 311 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1943.
- #15,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 311 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modean ranks #15,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 311 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 311
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Modean's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Modean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Modean's full recorded timeline at 1927, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Modean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1943
- Peak year (1926)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Modean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (140 births, 45% of the file).
1920s was Modean's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Modean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
140 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 140 births (45% of all-time use).
Modean by state
Where Modean concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 63 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 1.6% |
63 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Modean's data
- Modean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Modeans (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Modean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Modean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.