How Many People Are Named Urban?
An estimated 1,124 people in the United States have the first name Urban. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Urban peaked in popularity in 1924 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Urban as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Urban paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,124
About 1 in 304,942 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1924
104 births
Total Registered
3,246
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Urban
Urban is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,246 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Urban as a male name
Ranked #5,854 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (104 births)
Urban: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Urban span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 783 babies were registered. Urban has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Urban by Decade
How has Urban tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Urban by State
Birth registrations for Urban span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Minnesota, Indiana. The lowest are in Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts. On average, about 50 Urbans were registered per state.
Urban + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Urban as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Urban
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Urban: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Urban?
We estimate approximately 1,124 people named Urban are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 304,942 Americans share this first name.
Is Urban a common name?
Urban is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,246 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Urban most popular?
Urban reached peak popularity in 1924, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Urban is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Urban a male name?
Urban is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Urban Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Urban Smith, Urban Johnson, Urban Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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