Unisex name · since 1900
Modie
42 babies named Modie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
42 girls have been named Modie since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modie has been recorded 42 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1944.
- #37,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 42 born since 1900
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modie ranks #37,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 1900, peaking in the 1910s.
- #37,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 42
- born since 1900
- 1910s
- peak decade
Modie's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Modie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Modie's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1912 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Modie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1944
- Peak year (1912)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Modie popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1921 (Modie as boys' name)
Modie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (11 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Modie's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Modie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Modie's data
- Modie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Modie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1912)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Modie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.