Is Urban a boy or girl name?

Urban is a boy’s name. Of the 3,264 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Urban

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Urban was most popular in 1924, when 104 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,323 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,264 people named Urban.

Urban over time

Births per year. The dot marks Urban’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Urban a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Urban is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,264 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Urban

Where Urban is most concentrated

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

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