girl's name
Modesty
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 628
Modesty is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1960.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Modesty over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 113 |
| 2000s | 179 |
| 2010s | 167 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 72 |
How popular is Modesty?
In 2025, Modesty was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Modesty is used
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 Modesty
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Modesty also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Modesty over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Modesty
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Modesty — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Modesty
How popular is the name Modesty?
In 2025, Modesty was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Modesty a girl's or a boy's name?
Modesty is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Modesty?
Modesty has 3 syllables.
When was Modesty most popular?
Modesty peaked in 2019, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Modesty a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Modesty currently ranks #8,581 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.