Modesta is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1926 and has since faded.
Modesta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Modesta was first reported in SSA data in 1890 and peaked in 1926 (41 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #13,041 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,836 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | #18,391 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #18,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #19,544 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,934 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,640 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,387 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,165 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #10,015 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,736 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,464 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,066 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,198 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,195 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,887 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,250 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,627 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,381 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,507 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,160 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,777 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,366 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #7,355 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,765 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,660 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,783 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,872 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,006 |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,836 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,184 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,808 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,767 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #3,813 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,459 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,779 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #5,016 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #4,179 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,631 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,406 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #3,985 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | #3,007 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #3,016 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,065 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | #4,451 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #3,720 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,554 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | #2,626 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | #3,376 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #2,932 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #3,619 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #3,634 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #3,187 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #2,349 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | #3,406 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #4,027 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #2,364 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,863 |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,485 |
| 1948 | 22 | — | #2,107 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #2,329 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,988 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,974 |
| 1944 | 21 | — | #1,898 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,056 |
| 1942 | 24 | — | #1,748 |
| 1941 | 29 | — | #1,468 |
| 1940 | 27 | — | #1,503 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #1,713 |
| 1938 | 28 | — | #1,433 |
| 1937 | 29 | — | #1,381 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | #1,197 |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,759 |
| 1934 | 35 | — | #1,216 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | #1,304 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | #1,371 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | #1,668 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #1,520 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | #1,691 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | #1,665 |
| 1927 | 24 | — | #1,759 |
| 1926 | 41 | — | #1,213 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | #1,527 |
| 1924 | 26 | — | #1,703 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #1,626 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | #2,078 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | #2,094 |
| 1920 | 27 | — | #1,611 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #2,225 |
| 1918 | 34 | — | #1,322 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | #1,541 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #1,240 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | #1,935 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #1,588 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,723 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,401 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | #1,903 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,723 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #1,190 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #2,034 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,759 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,500 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,797 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,545 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,589 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,471 |