Is Urban a boy or girl name?
Urban is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 16 boys were named Urban, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,246 US babies named Urban were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,854
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Urban since 1880
- 3,246
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 104 babies
Boys and girls named Urban, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 598 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 783 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 240 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,854 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,209 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,425 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,729 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,097 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,983 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,667 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,287 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,253 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,452 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,294 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,302 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,699 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,790 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #7,389 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,260 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,266 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,661 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,478 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,290 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #11,234 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,923 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,940 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,588 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,191 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #8,065 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,764 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,908 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,830 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,532 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,350 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,234 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,476 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,020 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,554 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,842 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,382 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,093 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,616 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,401 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 28 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 40 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 34 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 38 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 60 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 52 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 56 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 67 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 61 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 54 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 88 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 104 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 101 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 73 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 91 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 88 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 90 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 87 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 89 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 92 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 67 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 64 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 44 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 39 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 14 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 12 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 20 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #633 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Urban reached #435 in 1894. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.