Modesto is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1927 and has grown less common since.
Modesto is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,432 for boy births in the United States (and #19,513 across all names), given to 8 babies. Modesto was first reported in SSA data in 1908 and peaked in 1927 (37 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,432 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,588 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #6,775 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,374 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,230 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,189 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,457 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,974 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,421 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,964 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,865 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,575 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #6,899 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,945 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #6,149 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #5,651 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #5,730 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | #5,008 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #4,459 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,458 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,782 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | #4,212 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #3,925 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #4,278 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #2,971 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #2,661 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | #3,159 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | #2,762 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #3,233 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #3,079 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #2,663 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #2,735 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | #2,999 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,581 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #2,040 |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #2,149 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | #2,523 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #2,119 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #2,686 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | #1,949 |
| 1985 | 29 | — | #2,000 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #2,138 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #1,995 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #2,487 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #1,844 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | #1,716 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #1,818 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #1,856 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #1,933 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #1,666 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | #2,264 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | #1,774 |
| 1973 | 32 | — | #1,534 |
| 1972 | 37 | — | #1,406 |
| 1971 | 30 | — | #1,623 |
| 1970 | 32 | — | #1,510 |
| 1969 | 37 | — | #1,312 |
| 1968 | 26 | — | #1,560 |
| 1967 | 25 | — | #1,560 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | #1,566 |
| 1965 | 22 | — | #1,702 |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #2,086 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #1,684 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | #1,535 |
| 1961 | 23 | — | #1,721 |
| 1960 | 36 | — | #1,333 |
| 1959 | 34 | — | #1,355 |
| 1958 | 37 | — | #1,275 |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #1,537 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #1,869 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #1,632 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,394 |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #1,496 |
| 1952 | 21 | — | #1,691 |
| 1951 | 26 | — | #1,479 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #1,598 |
| 1949 | 24 | — | #1,533 |
| 1948 | 29 | — | #1,373 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #1,582 |
| 1946 | 24 | — | #1,460 |
| 1945 | 26 | — | #1,319 |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #1,306 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #1,681 |
| 1942 | 27 | — | #1,348 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | #1,362 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | #1,507 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #1,692 |
| 1938 | 25 | — | #1,357 |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #1,805 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,032 |
| 1935 | 27 | — | #1,317 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | #1,831 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | #1,808 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | #1,499 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | #1,417 |
| 1930 | 25 | — | #1,486 |
| 1929 | 29 | — | #1,332 |
| 1928 | 28 | — | #1,405 |
| 1927 | 37 | — | #1,192 |
| 1926 | 28 | — | #1,395 |
| 1925 | 34 | — | #1,242 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | #1,710 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #1,798 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | #2,937 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #2,743 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #2,304 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,227 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,749 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #1,790 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,679 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #1,697 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,063 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,205 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,189 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,181 |