Recorded 1913–1923 Girls' name Peak 1917 79 births

Modelle — girls' name

79 babies named Modelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s26
1910s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Modelle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

13 babies were named Modelle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Modelle between 1913 and 1923, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modelle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Modelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Modelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modelle 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 79 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.

Modelle at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

79

Since 1913

11 years of records

Peak year

1917

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1913

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1923

Modelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1913

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1917)
13
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 1923192119201919191819171916191519141913 5

Modelle by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
53 births that decade — 67% of Modelle's all-time total
1910s531920s26

Modelle by state

Where Modelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Modelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 17.7%
Texas share of Modelle's total US births 17.7%

14 of 79 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modelle?
79 babies have been named Modelle since 1913. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1917 with 13 births.
When was Modelle most popular?
Modelle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Modelle most popular?
The top states for the name Modelle are Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Modelle been used?
Modelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 11 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Modelle?
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, 1913–1923 (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.