girl's name

Modena

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 688

Modena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 1958 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Modena over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1958, not a full ten years.

212
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50
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Births named Modena by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 14
1900s 37
1910s 192
1920s 212
1930s 121
1940s 74
1950s (to 1958) 28

How popular is Modena?

In 1958, Modena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Modena is used

United States #4,751 8 in 1958
France #5,916 5 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Modena

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Modena also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Modena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Modena

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Modena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Modena

How popular is the name Modena?

In 1958, Modena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Modena a girl's or a boy's name?

Modena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Modena?

Modena has 3 syllables.

When was Modena most popular?

Modena peaked in 1921, when 33 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.