Recorded 1974–2009 Girls' name Peak 1983 64 births

Modupe — girls' name

64 babies named Modupe in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s271990s172000s10
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Modupe was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Modupe in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Modupe

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Modupe between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Modupe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Modupe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Modupe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Modupe 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 64 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.

Modupe at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

64

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Modupe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Modupe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 42% of Modupe's all-time total
1970s101980s271990s172000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Modupe?
64 babies have been named Modupe since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Modupe most popular?
Modupe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Modupe been used?
Modupe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Modupe?
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, 1974–2009 (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.