Girls' name · since 1909
Modell
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.
- #20,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
187 girls have been named Modell since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Modell recorded 187 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1935.
- #20,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 187 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modell ranks #20,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 187
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Modell's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Modell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Modell's full recorded timeline at 1921, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Modell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1935
- Peak year (1920)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Modell popularity over time - boys
9 total births recorded since 1924 (Modell as boys' name)
Modell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (95 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Modell's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Modell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 95 births (51% of all-time use).
Modell by state
Where Modell concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 4.3% |
8 of 187 births nationwide.
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What to do with Modell's data
- Modell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Modells (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Modell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1909–1935 (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 Modell 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.