Urban
Urban was the 5374th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1924 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,152 places. More babies were named Urban in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,374 boys, down 1,109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,264babies recorded
Urban popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,374 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,265 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,626 | 30 |
| 2000 | #10,290 | 6 |
| 1990 | #8,067 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,476 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,884 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,766 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,201 | 13 |
| 1940 | #1,429 | 23 |
| 1930 | #943 | 52 |
| 1920 | #686 | 88 |
| 1910 | #925 | 13 |
| 1900 | #900 | 10 |
| 1890 | #875 | 7 |
| 1880 | #633 | 10 |
How popular is Urban, counting every spelling?
Urban has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Urban?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Urban (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Urban born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Urban.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Urban?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Urban are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 68. That makes Urban mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Urban by state
How common Urban was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Urban
How popular is the name Urban?
Urban was the 5374th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 1924 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,152 places. More babies were named Urban in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Urban a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Urban in the US.
Where is Urban most popular?
In 2021–2025, Urban was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys).