Name Legacy

Modesta

Recorded 1890–2024 · United States

Modesta was most popular in 1926, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,204 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,615 people named Modesta.

Most popular in1926
Rank that year#2,204
Births that year41
Total since 18801,615
Given to100% girls

Modesta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Modesta’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Modesta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Modesta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,615 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Modesta

Where Modesta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org