Recorded 1923–1930 Girls' name Peak 1923 20 births

Modenia — girls' name

20 babies named Modenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151930s5
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Modenia was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

5 babies were named Modenia in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Modenia between 1923 and 1930, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Modenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modenia 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 20 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.

Modenia at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

20

Since 1923

8 years of records

Peak year

1923

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1923

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1930

Modenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1923

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1923)
5
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5 1930192919251923 5

Modenia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 75% of Modenia's all-time total
1920s151930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modenia?
20 babies have been named Modenia since 1923. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1923 with 5 births.
When was Modenia most popular?
Modenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Modenia been used?
Modenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 8 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Modenia?
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, 1923–1930 (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.