Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Urban

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Urban
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1924

Peak era

1924

Peak rank proxy

104

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19242024

Peak year

1924

Decline from peak

84.6%

2024

All-time

3,246

Urban is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1924, when 104 boys were named Urban.

In 2024, only 16 boys were given the name.

Down 84.6% from its peak.

All told, about 3,246 Americans have been named Urban and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1924

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