Gender
Male
Origin
- Spanish
- modest, moderate, humble
- Latin
- Modesty; moderate. The Spanish saint Modesto.
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Modesto
Pronunciation
m(o)-des-to, mod(e)-sto
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #1145, 39 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1949 (rank #687, 6 births); most recent 1975 (rank #1897, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence