Recorded 1910–2022 Boys' name Peak 1994 764 births

Urbano — boys' name

764 babies named Urbano in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s841930s511940s611950s891960s891970s621980s1021990s932000s652010s302020s5
1980s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Urbano was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

20 babies were named Urbano in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Urbano

The Social Security Administration has registered 764 babies named Urbano between 1910 and 2022, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Urbano currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Urbano performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Urbano shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Urbano in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Urbano in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 764 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Urbano at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

764

Since 1910

113 years of records

Peak year

1994

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1910

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2022

Urbano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1910

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
20
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Urbano by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
102 births that decade — 13% of Urbano's all-time total
1910s331920s841930s511940s611950s891960s891970s621980s1021990s932000s652010s302020s5

Urbano by state

Where Urbano concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Urbano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
138 18.1%
#2 California
18 2.4%
Texas share of Urbano's total US births 18.1%
Even split

138 of 764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Urbano?
764 babies have been named Urbano since 1910. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 20 births.
When was Urbano most popular?
Urbano was most popular in the 1980s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Urbano most popular?
The top states for the name Urbano are Texas (138 births), California (18 births).
How long has the name Urbano been used?
Urbano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 113 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Urbano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Urban, Urbain, Urbane, Urbin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.