Modesta is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 7 girls in the United States.
Modesta belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Modesta first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1190 in 1909, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 1,615 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Modesta is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Modesta is a girl name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Modesta comes from the Spanish tradition.
Modesta first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #1190 in 1909, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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