Boy or Girl

Is Modesto a boy or girl name?

Modesto is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Modesto, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,551 US babies named Modesto were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#7,552
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Modesto since 1908
2,551
Most popular year
1927
37 babies
Babies named Modesto each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Modesto from 1908 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010203040192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Modesto, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1900s700%
1910s11500%
1920s23300%
1930s20300%
1940s24500%
1950s24700%
1960s26000%
1970s29500%
1980s27300%
1990s28000%
2000s22000%
2010s10700%
2020s6600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202411#7,5520–
202313#6,7700–
202214#6,3700–
202114#6,2280–
202014#6,1850–
20198#9,4550–
201810#7,9720–
20178#9,4170–
201610#7,9620–
201510#7,8640–
20149#8,5750–
201312#6,8970–
201210#7,9450–
201114#6,1480–
201016#5,6510–
200916#5,7280–
200819#5,0080–
200722#4,4580–
200621#4,4560–
200514#5,7820–
200421#4,2120–
200322#3,9250–
200219#4,2780–
200131#2,9710–
200035#2,6610–
199926#3,1590–
199830#2,7620–
199723#3,2330–
199624#3,0790–
199528#2,6640–
199427#2,7340–
199323#2,9990–
199228#2,5810–
199137#2,0400–
199034#2,1490–
198926#2,5230–
198830#2,1190–
198720#2,6860–
198631#1,9490–
198529#2,0000–
198425#2,1380–
198327#1,9950–
198220#2,4870–
198131#1,8440–
198034#1,7160–
197931#1,8180–
197828#1,8560–
197726#1,9330–
197632#1,6660–
197520#2,2640–
197427#1,7740–
197332#1,5340–
197237#1,4060–
197130#1,6210–
197032#1,5110–
196937#1,3130–
196826#1,5600–
196725#1,5600–
196625#1,5660–
196522#1,7020–
196416#2,0860–
196323#1,6840–
196227#1,5350–
196123#1,7220–
196036#1,3320–
195934#1,3540–
195837#1,2750–
195727#1,5370–
195619#1,8670–
195523#1,6320–
195412#2,3930–
195326#1,4960–
195221#1,6910–
195126#1,4780–
195022#1,5980–
194924#1,5330–
194829#1,3730–
194723#1,5820–
194624#1,4600–
194526#1,3190–
194427#1,3060–
194319#1,6810–
194227#1,3480–
194125#1,3620–
194021#1,5070–
193917#1,6920–
193825#1,3570–
193716#1,8050–
193613#2,0320–
193527#1,3170–
193416#1,8310–
193316#1,8080–
193223#1,4990–
193125#1,4170–
193025#1,4860–
192929#1,3320–
192828#1,4050–
192737#1,1920–
192628#1,3950–
192534#1,2420–
192422#1,7100–
192320#1,7980–
192210#2,9370–
192111#2,7430–
192014#2,3040–
191914#2,2270–
191820#1,7490–
191718#1,7900–
191619#1,6790–
191518#1,6970–
191411#2,0630–
19138#2,2050–
19127#2,1890–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19087#1,1810–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Modesto reached #1,181 in 1908. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.