Boys' name · since 1880
Urban
3,264 babies named Urban in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,264
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,264 babies have been named Urban since 1880, making it today's #5211 boys' name.
Urban has 3,264 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5211 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,387 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,211 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,264 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Urban ranks #2,387 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,211 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,264 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,387 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,211 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,264
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Urban's 3,264 recorded births place it above 94.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Urban compares
3,264 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Urban's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Urban | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,264 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Urban's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Urban splits its recorded history at 1947: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Urban popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Urban by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (783 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Urban's strongest decade.
783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Urban births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 70
1880s
70 births
- 1890s 102
1890s
102 births
- 1900s 103
1900s
103 births
- 1910s
1910s
598 births
- 1920s
1920s
783 births
- 1930s
1930s
385 births
- 1940s 240
1940s
240 births
- 1950s 192
1950s
192 births
- 1960s 123
1960s
123 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 311
2010s
311 births
- 2020s 122
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 783 births (24% of all-time use).
How Urban compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Urban's total volume
Urban by state
Where Urban concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 255 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 91 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 81 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 72 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 46 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 42 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 30 | 0.9% |
255 of 3,264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Urban appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Urban's data
- Urban's decade-level peak was the 1920s (783 total births); usage has since declined to 122 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Urbans (255 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Urban
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Urban: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Urban draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.