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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Modesta

Modesta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1190th; the most babies were born in 1926 (41). More babies were named Modesta in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192641 babies
Total since 1880
1,615babies recorded

Modesta popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#11,4648
1990#12,3816
1980#7,8728
1970#4,17914
1960#2,62622
1950#2,86314
1940#1,50327
1930#1,52027
1920#1,61127
1910#1,7239
1900——
1890#1,4715
1880——

How popular is Modesta, counting every spelling?

Modesta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Modesta?

About 700 people born in the US named Modesta are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 43 and 76. That makes Modesta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Modesta by state

How common Modesta was among girls born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (7.7×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesTX0.19Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Modesta, girls, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Modesta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Modesta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Modesta

How popular is the name Modesta?

Modesta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1190th; the most babies were born in 1926 (41). More babies were named Modesta in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Modesta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Modesta in the US.

Where was Modesta most popular?

In 1924–1928, Modesta was most common in Texas (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.