Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Urban

#2,312 most common boys' name of all time · #5,571 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,312
Rank overall
#5,571 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
130 of 146
All-time
3,264
Since 2016
253
Peak year
1924 #631
Best rank
#435 1894
Girls Boys peak 104/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Urban is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 18 18 #5,212
2024 — 16 16 #5,663
2023 — 10 10 #7,748
2022 — 24 24 #4,306
2021 — 30 30 #3,651
2020 — 24 24 #4,142
2019 — 39 39 #3,054
2018 — 27 27 #3,892
2017 — 30 30 #3,587
2016 — 35 35 #3,235
2015 — 36 36 #3,150
2014 — 24 24 #4,141
2013 — 22 22 #4,317
2012 — 34 34 #3,234
2011 — 34 34 #3,237
2010 — 30 30 #3,534
2009 — 24 24 #4,163
2008 — 21 21 #4,542
2007 — 20 20 #4,641
2006 — 11 11 #6,915
2005 — 9 9 #7,661
2004 — 6 6 #9,973
2003 — 5 5 #10,915
2001 — 6 6 #9,266
2000 — 6 6 #9,133
1998 — 5 5 #9,646
1996 — 7 7 #7,156
1994 — 8 8 #6,387
1993 — 7 7 #6,833
1991 — 6 6 #7,289
1990 — 6 6 #7,200
1988 — 10 10 #4,464
1987 — 6 6 #6,114
1986 — 9 9 #4,471
1985 — 5 5 #6,566
1982 — 6 6 #5,645
1981 — 5 5 #6,297
1980 — 9 9 #4,152
1979 — 6 6 #5,374
1976 — 6 6 #4,959
1973 — 5 5 #5,127
1971 — 9 9 #3,389
1970 — 12 12 #2,753
1969 — 6 6 #3,961
1968 — 9 9 #2,916
1966 — 11 11 #2,480
1965 — 5 5 #3,952
1964 — 17 17 #1,985
1963 — 19 19 #1,845
1962 — 10 10 #2,692
1961 — 24 24 #1,642
1960 — 22 22 #1,736
1959 — 21 21 #1,767
1958 — 25 25 #1,558
1957 — 20 20 #1,797
1956 — 13 13 #2,275
1955 — 26 26 #1,503
1954 — 11 11 #2,457
1953 — 18 18 #1,843
1952 — 16 16 #1,947
1951 — 29 29 #1,380
1950 — 13 13 #2,120
1949 — 20 20 #1,675
1948 — 27 27 #1,405
1947 — 26 26 #1,454
1946 — 19 19 #1,650
1945 — 20 20 #1,502
1944 — 16 16 #1,747
1943 — 28 28 #1,313
1942 — 27 27 #1,337
1941 — 34 34 #1,134
1940 — 23 23 #1,403
1939 — 33 33 #1,125
1938 — 28 28 #1,252
1937 — 30 30 #1,217
1936 — 31 31 #1,186
1935 — 40 40 #1,013
1934 — 34 34 #1,136
1933 — 39 39 #1,033
1932 — 38 38 #1,092
1931 — 60 60 #811
1930 — 52 52 #934
1929 — 56 56 #891
1928 — 67 67 #800
1927 — 61 61 #869
1926 — 54 54 #919
1925 — 88 88 #685
1924 — 104 104 #631
1923 — 101 101 #639
1922 — 73 73 #784
1921 — 91 91 #680
1920 — 88 88 #681
1919 — 90 90 #646
1918 — 87 87 #665
1917 — 89 89 #631
1916 — 92 92 #608
1915 — 67 67 #728
1914 — 64 64 #634
1913 — 44 44 #684
1912 — 39 39 #686
1911 — 13 13 #942
1910 — 13 13 #883
1909 — 16 16 #692
1908 — 11 11 #842
1907 — 7 7 #1,114
1906 — 6 6 #1,133
1905 — 5 5 #1,263
1904 — 14 14 #626
1903 — 10 10 #750
1902 — 13 13 #635
1901 — 11 11 #659
1900 — 10 10 #853
1899 — 12 12 #602
1898 — 12 12 #651
1897 — 17 17 #488
1896 — 9 9 #791
1895 — 7 7 #903
1894 — 20 20 #435
1893 — 12 12 #600
1892 — 6 6 #975
1890 — 7 7 #834
1889 — 10 10 #648
1888 — 10 10 #668
1887 — 6 6 #840
1886 — 11 11 #593
1884 — 6 6 #881
1883 — 7 7 #743
1882 — 5 5 #964
1881 — 5 5 #885
1880 — 10 10 #633