Recorded 1890–1890 Girls' name Peak 1890 8 births

Modeste — girls' name

8 babies named Modeste in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1890. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s8
1890s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Modeste was born in this single decade.

1890
Single peak year

8 babies were named Modeste in 1890 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modeste

The Social Security Administration has registered 8 babies named Modeste between 1890 and 1890, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modeste currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1890. The name reached its historical peak in 1890, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modeste performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modeste 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 8 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.

Modeste at a glance

Last recorded 1890

Total births

8

Since 1890

1 years of records

Peak year

1890

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1890

Active since

1890

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1890

Modeste popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1890

Last recorded 1890
Peak year (1890)
8
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
8 1890 8

Modeste by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
8 births that decade — 100% of Modeste's all-time total
1890s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modeste?
8 babies have been named Modeste since 1890. It was last recorded in 1890. The peak year was 1890 with 8 births.
When was Modeste most popular?
Modeste was most popular in the 1890s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1890.
How long has the name Modeste been used?
Modeste has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 1 years of data through 1890.
What names are similar to Modeste?
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, 1890–1890 (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.