Boys' name · since 2003
Modou
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 80 babies named Modou, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
80 babies have been named Modou since 2003, making it today's #8040 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Modou recorded 80 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #8040 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #18,904 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,040 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 80 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Modou ranks #18,904 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,040 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 80 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 80
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Modou's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Modou compares
80 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Modou's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Modou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Modou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Modou's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Modou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Modou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Modou's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Modou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
24 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Modou's data
- Modou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2020s (20) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Modou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Modou 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.