Modest — girls' name

What the Data Says About Modest

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Modest between 1911 and 1927, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modest currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modest performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Modest shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modest 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 65 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.