Recorded 1914–1934 Girls' name Peak 1925 152 births

Modine — girls' name

152 babies named Modine in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s821930s26
1920s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Modine was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

14 babies were named Modine in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modine

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Modine between 1914 and 1934, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Modine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Modine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modine 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 152 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.

Modine at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

152

Since 1914

21 years of records

Peak year

1925

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1914

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1934

Modine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1914

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1925)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 1934193019261923192019171914 6

Modine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
82 births that decade — 54% of Modine's all-time total
1910s441920s821930s26

Modine by state

Where Modine concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Modine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 3.3%
North Carolina share of Modine's total US births 3.3%

5 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modine?
152 babies have been named Modine since 1914. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1925 with 14 births.
When was Modine most popular?
Modine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Modine most popular?
The top states for the name Modine are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Modine been used?
Modine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 21 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Modine?
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, 1914–1934 (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.