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Modesta

“moderate, endowed with modesty”

feminineLatin script

[moˈð̞es.t̪a] · Spanish

Origin: Not established
9 language contexts: Spanish Italian Portuguese +6 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Modesta

Modesta is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and 6 other languages. Galician Wikipedia gives the meaning “moderate, endowed with modesty”.

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “moderate, endowed with modesty”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q1178265CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Italian Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (gl): ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q1178265
Feminine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Latin · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Albanian · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Italian · Italian Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Portuguese · Portuguese Wiktionary: Modesta

Explore all 9 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Modesta” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1178265.

All pronunciation details (5)

[moˈð̞es.t̪a] — Spanish
/moˈdesta/ — Spanish
[moˈð̞est̪a] — Spanish
[moˈdɛs.ta] — Latin (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
[mɔˈdɛs.ta] — Latin (Classical Latin)

02 / Across borders

Where Modesta is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Modesta’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2024: 7 girls (rank 12161).

Explore United States

4 of 11 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Modesta

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2024: 7; applications; Rank #12,161
Peak year: 1926; 41 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Modesta in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	5	1,338	observed
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	5	1,450	observed
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	7	1,438	observed
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	6	1,659	observed
1905	8	1,420	observed
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	7	1,639	observed
1908	6	1,862	observed
1909	13	1,152	observed
1910	9	1,634	observed
1911	8	1,792	observed
1912	16	1,352	observed
1913	7	2,540	observed
1914	18	1,541	observed
1915	17	1,883	observed
1916	34	1,227	observed
1917	25	1,507	observed
1918	34	1,299	observed
1919	16	2,156	observed
1920	27	1,584	observed
1921	19	2,048	observed
1922	19	2,027	observed
1923	27	1,598	observed
1924	26	1,679	observed
1925	30	1,504	observed
1926	41	1,198	observed
1927	24	1,728	observed
1928	25	1,637	observed
1929	23	1,642	observed
1930	27	1,499	observed
1931	22	1,635	observed
1932	30	1,346	observed
1933	31	1,289	observed
1934	35	1,205	observed
1935	20	1,720	observed
1936	36	1,186	observed
1937	29	1,355	observed
1938	28	1,413	observed
1939	21	1,684	observed
1940	27	1,477	observed
1941	29	1,446	observed
1942	24	1,706	observed
1943	19	1,994	observed
1944	21	1,867	observed
1945	19	1,941	observed
1946	12	2,880	observed
1947	19	2,279	observed
1948	22	2,070	observed
1949	17	2,410	observed
1950	14	2,781	observed
1951	19	2,314	observed
1952	9	3,796	observed
1953	12	3,269	observed
1954	22	2,295	observed
1955	14	3,095	observed
1956	12	3,493	observed
1957	12	3,489	observed
1958	17	2,862	observed
1959	14	3,254	observed
1960	22	2,573	observed
1961	14	3,460	observed
1962	13	3,592	observed
1963	10	4,272	observed
1964	18	3,000	observed
1965	18	2,938	observed
1966	18	2,937	observed
1967	12	3,845	observed
1968	11	4,222	observed
1969	11	4,418	observed
1970	14	4,038	observed
1971	11	4,810	observed
1972	9	5,480	observed
1973	8	6,080	observed
1974	17	3,695	observed
1975	13	4,593	observed
1976	13	4,614	observed
1977	10	5,888	observed
1978	11	5,563	observed
1979	14	4,842	observed
1980	8	7,418	observed
1981	12	5,571	observed
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	7	8,047	observed
1984	12	5,539	observed
1985	9	6,955	observed
1986	14	5,188	observed
1987	6	9,825	observed
1988	5	11,798	observed
1989	9	8,037	observed
1990	6	11,409	observed
1991	5	13,147	observed
1992	9	8,734	observed
1993	11	7,498	observed
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	8	9,553	observed
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	6	12,070	observed
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	5	14,411	observed
2000	8	10,745	observed
2001	9	10,102	observed
2002	10	9,482	observed
2003	6	13,844	observed
2004	8	11,624	observed
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	7	13,606	observed
2007	6	15,491	observed
2008	5	17,504	observed
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	5	16,764	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	5	16,513	observed
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	5	15,194	observed
2024	7	12,161	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Modesta” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Moderata Fonte
1555–1592
Venetian poet
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Modesta with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1178265CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Italian Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (gl): ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Modesta

Modesta is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and 6 other languages. Galician Wikipedia gives the meaning “moderate, endowed with modesty”.

Meaning in the sources

Not established

Meaning: “moderate, endowed with modesty”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q1178265CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Italian Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (gl): ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Feminine usage · Wikidata Q1178265
Feminine usage in Spanish · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Latin · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Albanian · Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Italian · Italian Wiktionary: Modesta
Feminine usage in Portuguese · Portuguese Wiktionary: Modesta

Explore all 9 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Modesta” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1178265.

All pronunciation details (5)

[moˈð̞es.t̪a] — Spanish
/moˈdesta/ — Spanish
[moˈð̞est̪a] — Spanish
[moˈdɛs.ta] — Latin (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
[mɔˈdɛs.ta] — Latin (Classical Latin)

Where Modesta is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Modesta’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2024: 7 girls (rank 12161).

Explore United States

4 of 11 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Modesta

Region and dataset

Recorded category girls

Latest · 2024: 7; applications; Rank #12,161
Peak year: 1926; 41 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Modesta in United States, girls: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	5	1,338	observed
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	5	1,450	observed
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	7	1,438	observed
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	6	1,659	observed
1905	8	1,420	observed
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	7	1,639	observed
1908	6	1,862	observed
1909	13	1,152	observed
1910	9	1,634	observed
1911	8	1,792	observed
1912	16	1,352	observed
1913	7	2,540	observed
1914	18	1,541	observed
1915	17	1,883	observed
1916	34	1,227	observed
1917	25	1,507	observed
1918	34	1,299	observed
1919	16	2,156	observed
1920	27	1,584	observed
1921	19	2,048	observed
1922	19	2,027	observed
1923	27	1,598	observed
1924	26	1,679	observed
1925	30	1,504	observed
1926	41	1,198	observed
1927	24	1,728	observed
1928	25	1,637	observed
1929	23	1,642	observed
1930	27	1,499	observed
1931	22	1,635	observed
1932	30	1,346	observed
1933	31	1,289	observed
1934	35	1,205	observed
1935	20	1,720	observed
1936	36	1,186	observed
1937	29	1,355	observed
1938	28	1,413	observed
1939	21	1,684	observed
1940	27	1,477	observed
1941	29	1,446	observed
1942	24	1,706	observed
1943	19	1,994	observed
1944	21	1,867	observed
1945	19	1,941	observed
1946	12	2,880	observed
1947	19	2,279	observed
1948	22	2,070	observed
1949	17	2,410	observed
1950	14	2,781	observed
1951	19	2,314	observed
1952	9	3,796	observed
1953	12	3,269	observed
1954	22	2,295	observed
1955	14	3,095	observed
1956	12	3,493	observed
1957	12	3,489	observed
1958	17	2,862	observed
1959	14	3,254	observed
1960	22	2,573	observed
1961	14	3,460	observed
1962	13	3,592	observed
1963	10	4,272	observed
1964	18	3,000	observed
1965	18	2,938	observed
1966	18	2,937	observed
1967	12	3,845	observed
1968	11	4,222	observed
1969	11	4,418	observed
1970	14	4,038	observed
1971	11	4,810	observed
1972	9	5,480	observed
1973	8	6,080	observed
1974	17	3,695	observed
1975	13	4,593	observed
1976	13	4,614	observed
1977	10	5,888	observed
1978	11	5,563	observed
1979	14	4,842	observed
1980	8	7,418	observed
1981	12	5,571	observed
1982	no value	no value	not covered
1983	7	8,047	observed
1984	12	5,539	observed
1985	9	6,955	observed
1986	14	5,188	observed
1987	6	9,825	observed
1988	5	11,798	observed
1989	9	8,037	observed
1990	6	11,409	observed
1991	5	13,147	observed
1992	9	8,734	observed
1993	11	7,498	observed
1994	no value	no value	not covered
1995	8	9,553	observed
1996	no value	no value	not covered
1997	6	12,070	observed
1998	no value	no value	not covered
1999	5	14,411	observed
2000	8	10,745	observed
2001	9	10,102	observed
2002	10	9,482	observed
2003	6	13,844	observed
2004	8	11,624	observed
2005	no value	no value	not covered
2006	7	13,606	observed
2007	6	15,491	observed
2008	5	17,504	observed
2009	no value	no value	not covered
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	5	16,764	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	5	16,513	observed
2015	no value	no value	not covered
2016	no value	no value	not covered
2017	no value	no value	not covered
2018	no value	no value	not covered
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	no value	no value	not covered
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	5	15,194	observed
2024	7	12,161	observed
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q1178265CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Italian Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (gl): ModestaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Modesta

About Modesta

Meaning in the sources

Where Modesta is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Moderata Fonte

Modestus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Modesta

About Modesta

Meaning in the sources

Where Modesta is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Moderata Fonte

Modestus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Modesta

Meaning in the sources

Where Modesta is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Moderata Fonte

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Modestus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Modesta

Meaning in the sources

Where Modesta is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Moderata Fonte

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Modestus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page