Modesty
#10,036 most common girls' name of all time · #16,697 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1960–2025
Rank among girls
#10,036
Rank overall
#16,697 of 105,966
First appeared
1960
Years on the list
41 of 146
All-time
583
Since 2016
152
Peak year
2019 #5,202
Best rank
#4,410 1995
Girls
Boys
peak 25/yr
Modesty first appears in 1960. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,471 |
| 2024 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,552 |
| 2023 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,425 |
| 2022 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,870 |
| 2021 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2020 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,987 |
| 2019 | 25 | — | 25 | #5,202 |
| 2018 | 18 | — | 18 | #6,592 |
| 2017 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,709 |
| 2016 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,700 |
| 2015 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,114 |
| 2014 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,739 |
| 2013 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,479 |
| 2012 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,398 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,355 |
| 2010 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,840 |
| 2009 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,436 |
| 2008 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,838 |
| 2007 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,626 |
| 2006 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,977 |
| 2005 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2004 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,145 |
| 2003 | 12 | — | 12 | #8,638 |
| 2002 | 20 | — | 20 | #5,735 |
| 2001 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,894 |
| 2000 | 21 | — | 21 | #5,371 |
| 1999 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,864 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,194 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | 22 | #4,716 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,175 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,410 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,171 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,938 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,828 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,093 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,299 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,597 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,374 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,950 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | 5 | #8,688 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,273 |