Urban Boy
How popular is Urban?
#5,207 boy name in 2025
18 baby boys were named Urban in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
1,078living people named Urban (est.)
28median age of people named Urban
3,264babies named Urban since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025
Urban popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,207 for boys (▲ 448 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #4,137 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (104 boys) |
| Highest rank | #419 in 1894 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Urban is most popular
Babies named Urban per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Urban by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | #578 |
| 1890s | 102 | #419 |
| 1900s | 103 | #612 |
| 1910s | 598 | #606 |
| 1920s | 783 | #626 |
| 1930s | 385 | #808 |
| 1940s | 240 | #1,129 |
| 1950s | 192 | #1,372 |
| 1960s | 123 | #1,634 |
| 1970s | 38 | #2,738 |
| 1980s | 50 | #4,133 |
| 1990s | 39 | #6,366 |
| 2000s | 108 | #4,158 |
| 2010s | 311 | #3,050 |
| 2020s | 122 | #3,647 |
Boy names about as popular as Urban
Questions
- Is Urban a boy or girl name?
- Urban is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Urban were boys.
- How popular is the name Urban?
- 18 baby boys were named Urban in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
- When was Urban most popular?
- Urban peaked in 1924, when 104 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #419 in 1894.
- How many people are named Urban?
- 3,264 babies have been named Urban in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,078 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Urban most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Urban was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.