Metro Name Popularity and Statistics

Metro is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1958
Total Recorded U.S. Births522
First Year on Record1908

Metro popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1958Boys6#3,559
1957Boys8#3,024
1955Boys5#3,886
1951Boys5#3,714
1950Boys6#3,329
1946Boys8#2,690
1944Boys5#3,430
1942Boys5#3,560
1938Boys6#3,175
1933Boys6#3,268
1932Boys6#3,361
1931Boys9#2,651
1930Boys6#3,592
1928Boys15#2,048
1927Boys11#2,523
1926Boys21#1,661
1925Boys10#2,755
1924Boys17#1,964
1923Boys29#1,358
1922Boys26#1,470
1921Boys26#1,475
1920Boys32#1,273
1919Boys48#973
1918Boys35#1,172

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1919 · Boys

48 recorded births and rank #973.

1917 · Boys

41 recorded births and rank #1,017.

1918 · Boys

35 recorded births and rank #1,172.

1915 · Boys

35 recorded births and rank #1,082.

Where Metro ranked highest in 1958

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

PA
Rank #568 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Metro