Metro
Recorded 1908–1958 · United States
Metro was most popular in 1919, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,946 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 522 people named Metro.
Metro over time
How old is the name Metro?
Metro first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1908, which makes it about 117 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 32 of the 118 years since. It was last recorded in 1958.
How many people are named Metro?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 522 American births named Metro between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.
How many babies were named Metro in 2025?
Metro was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.
Is Metro a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Metro is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 522 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
Where Metro is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org