Modesty is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #14462 for girl births in the United States, given to 12 babies. Modesty first appears in the data in 1960 and reached its peak in 2019 (25 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #14,462 |
| 2024 | 12 | #14,571 |
| 2023 | 7 | #20,615 |
| 2022 | 6 | #22,894 |
| 2021 | 19 | #10,649 |
| 2020 | 16 | #11,838 |
| 2019 | 25 | #8,931 |
| 2018 | 18 | #11,199 |
| 2017 | 22 | #9,759 |
| 2016 | 15 | #12,869 |
| 2015 | 14 | #13,453 |
| 2014 | 15 | #12,890 |
| 2013 | 16 | #12,376 |
| 2012 | 20 | #10,698 |
| 2011 | 9 | #18,465 |
| 2010 | 13 | #14,560 |
| 2009 | 17 | #12,312 |
| 2008 | 16 | #12,812 |
| 2007 | 20 | #10,903 |
| 2006 | 22 | #9,902 |
| 2005 | 11 | #15,513 |
| 2004 | 16 | #11,591 |
| 2003 | 12 | #13,901 |
| 2002 | 20 | #9,473 |
| 2001 | 24 | #8,141 |
| 2000 | 21 | #8,853 |
| 1999 | 12 | #12,643 |
| 1998 | 11 | #13,066 |
| 1997 | 22 | #7,731 |
| 1996 | 15 | #9,965 |
| 1995 | 23 | #7,195 |
| 1994 | 6 | #18,548 |
| 1993 | 9 | #13,881 |
| 1992 | 5 | #20,736 |
| 1990 | 10 | #12,422 |
| 1989 | 6 | #16,910 |
| 1983 | 16 | #7,038 |
| 1982 | 13 | #8,225 |
| 1972 | 7 | #10,240 |
| 1970 | 5 | #12,521 |
| 1960 | 5 | #10,640 |