Girls' name · since 1882
Modena
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 683 babies named Modena, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
683 girls have been named Modena since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Modena has 683 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1958.
- #9,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 683 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modena ranks #9,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 683 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 683
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Modena's 683 recorded births place it above 86.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Modena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Modena's full recorded timeline at 1928, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Modena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1958
- Peak year (1921)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Modena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (212 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Modena's strongest decade.
212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Modena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
192 births
- 1920s
1920s
212 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 212 births (31% of all-time use).
How Modena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Modena's total volume
Modena by state
Where Modena concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 76 | 11.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
76 of 683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Modena's data
- Modena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (212 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Modenas (76 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Modena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1882–1958 (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 Modena 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.