How Many People Are Named Urban?
people named Urban are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 327,066 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,264 babies named Urban in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
104 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Urban in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Urban alive today is about 37 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 67 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Urban first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 104 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Urban has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #435, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #5,372.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,372 |
| Best rank | #435 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #730 in the 1920s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Urban alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Urban were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Urban was given 6.5 times as often in Ohio, 5.5 times in Minnesota and 4.2 times in Indiana.
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