Recorded 1909–1935 Girls' name Peak 1920 187 births

Modell — girls' name

187 babies named Modell in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s741920s951930s13
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Modell was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

18 babies were named Modell in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modell

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Modell between 1909 and 1935, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Modell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Modell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Modell at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

187

Since 1909

27 years of records

Peak year

1920

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1909

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1935

Modell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1909

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 1935192819251921191819151909 5

Modell popularity over time — boys

9 total births recorded since 1924 (Modell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 9 births
9 1924 9

Modell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
95 births that decade — 51% of Modell's all-time total
1900s51910s741920s951930s13

Modell by state

Where Modell concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Modell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8 4.3%
Texas share of Modell's total US births 4.3%

8 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modell?
187 babies have been named Modell since 1909. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1920 with 18 births.
When was Modell most popular?
Modell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Modell most popular?
The top states for the name Modell are Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Modell been used?
Modell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 27 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Modell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Modesta, Modena, Modesty, Modean, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.