Is Modesto a boy or girl name?

Modesto is a boy’s name. Of the 2,559 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Modesto

Recorded 1908–2025 · United States

Modesto was most popular in 1927, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,343 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,559 people named Modesto.

Modesto over time

Births per year. The dot marks Modesto’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Modesto a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Modesto is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,559 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Modesto

Where Modesto 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