Is Metro a boy or girl name?

Metro is a boy’s name. Of the 522 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Metro

Recorded 1908–1958 · United States

Metro was most popular in 1919, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,946 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 522 people named Metro.

Metro over time

Births per year. The dot marks Metro’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Metro a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Metro is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 522 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Metro

Where Metro is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Pennsylvania 17.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org