Given name
Modestine
“one who is without conceit”
Modestine is a variant of Modesty. One Latin interpretation is “one who is without conceit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Modestine is a variant of Modesty. One Latin interpretation is “one who is without conceit.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Modestine is a variant of Modesty. An origin associated with Modesty is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Modestine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 230
- 0 boys · 230 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Modestine’s family of names
Modestine has a related form in Modesty.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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