Modestine — girls' name

What the Data Says About Modestine

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Modestine between 1918 and 1962, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modestine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modestine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Modestine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Modestine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modestine 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 230 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.