Boys' name · since 1913
Urho
Urho has 72 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Urho sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1913.
Urho has 72 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1923.
- #19,678 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 72 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Urho ranks #19,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Urho's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Urho's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Urho's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Urho popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1923
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1923.
72 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1917 with 12 births in a single year.
Urho by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (51 births, 71% of the file).
1910s was Urho's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Urho births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 51 births (71% of all-time use).
Urho decade highlights
- Peak decade 51 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Urho by state
Where Urho concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 13.9% |
10 of 72 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 13.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 13.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Urho's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 1920s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Urhos (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Urho: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1913–1923 (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 Urho 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.
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