Quick answers about Urban
How many people are named Urban?
An estimated 975 living Americans are named Urban.
How rare is Urban?
Urban is very rare among babies today, with 18 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82.7% from its 1924 peak.
How old is the typical Urban?
The median age of a living American named Urban is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 65 years old.
Is Urban still popular?
Not especially. Urban has been declining since its 1924 peak and registered 18 births in 2025.
Where is Urban most common?
Urban has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Urban is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Ohio.
States where Urban is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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