NameData
Name file · Boy · SSA 1880–2024
Modesto
Modesto is a boy's name.
▼ Fallingthe Greatest Generation
2,551
Total named
47
Avg ageestimated
1927
Peak year
#7,257
Rank in 2024
Modesto peaked in 1927, when about 37 boys were given the name. Today it ranks 7,257th for boys, falling. Most people named Modesto today are around 47 years old (estimated) — squarely the Greatest Generation. In all, roughly 2,551 boys have been named Modesto since record-keeping began in 1908.

📈 Popularity over time

How many boys were named Modesto each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 192737 boys192019401960198020002020

↔ Names from the same era

Other boys' names that peaked around the same time as Modesto:
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many boys were named Modesto each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all boys' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.