Modesty
Modesty is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Modesty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Modesty is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Modesty
American parents first put Modesty on the record books as a baby girl name in 1960, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 25 Modestys were born — ranking #5,160 that year. About 31% of every Modesty on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Modesty ranks #9,651 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-60%). All told, over 586 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Modesty
Modesty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 586 births in the dataset. Modesty's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,349. Use the chart and map above to compare Modesty's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.