Search names
Modesty
OriginLatin
Meaning"modesty"
About Modesty
Modesty is a virtue name dating to Roman times, but never widely used, except for hot 1960s movie spoof heroine, Modesty Blaise, based on a comic strip.
Pronounced MAH-des-tee.
As of October 2026, Modesty ranked #8701 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4456 in 1995.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Modesty.
- Burgundy
- Columbia
- Maryjane
- Easter
- Unity
- Victory
- Guadalupe
- Carmine
- Christelle
- Carmel
- Angelette
- China
- Obedience
- Fancy
- Jamaica
- Rapunzel
- Africa
- Christian
- Pocahontas
- America
Modesty on lists
Modesty in pop culture
- Modesty Barebone
character in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
Variations & nicknames
Modesty in blog posts
Save Modesty
Save to list