Modesta — #12149 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Modesta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,615 babies named Modesta between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modesta currently holds the #12149 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modesta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 279 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Modesta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 588 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Modesta in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modesta 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 1,615 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.