Girls' name · since 1913
Modelle
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Modelle, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Modelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 79 have been recorded since 1913.
Modelle has 79 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1923.
- #29,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modelle ranks #29,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #29,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Modelle's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Modelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Modelle's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Modelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1923
- Peak year (1917)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Modelle by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (53 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Modelle's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Modelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 53 births (67% of all-time use).
Modelle by state
Where Modelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 17.7% |
14 of 79 births nationwide.
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- Modelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 1920s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Modelles (14 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Modelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1913–1923 (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 Modelle 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.