Modesty is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Modesty is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,701 for girl births in the United States (and #14,838 across all names), given to 12 babies. Modesty first appears in 1960 and peaked in 2019 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,701 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,788 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #13,040 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,759 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | #6,333 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #7,123 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #5,264 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #6,707 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | #5,768 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,873 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #8,297 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #7,951 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,643 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,507 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,866 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #9,078 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #7,578 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #7,997 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #6,739 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,066 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,922 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,291 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,896 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #5,834 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #4,955 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #5,442 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #8,056 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,389 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #4,768 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #6,275 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,455 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,876 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,257 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,749 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #8,302 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,832 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #4,614 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,427 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,031 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,868 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #7,019 |