Is Modesty a boy or girl name?

Modesty is a girl’s name. Of the 583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Modesty

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Modesty was most popular in 2019, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,870 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 583 people named Modesty.

Modesty over time

Births per year. The dot marks Modesty’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Modesty a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Modesty is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 583 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.

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