Modesto
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning modest, humble.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Modesto by the numbers
Modesto was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 1927, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Modesto, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Paulsmall or humble1,684 in the US (2017)
- Terrencesoft, tender; a form of Terence261 in the US (2017)
- Advikunique, one of a kind, singular52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Coyquiet; modest; still waters142 in the US (2017)
- Daracompassion, kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Garethgentle; kind88 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Modesto
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