Metro
A boy's name of Greek origin with 522 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
A city in Lampung, Indonesia.
Metro is a boy's baby name of Greek origin, from the Greek meter meaning 'mother' or 'womb,' related to the Greek prefix metro- (mother city, metropolitan). Used as a given name, it carries the urban energy and cosmopolitan spirit of the metropolitan world.
Metro has a bold, singular sound — five letters, one syllable ends in O — that gives it the confident brevity of names that feel more like a declaration than a description. It has been used occasionally in American communities as a distinctive, urban-flavored given name.
EtymologyShow more
Metro is built from 5 letters and two syllables — a mid-length form that balances memorability with distinctiveness. Within the Greek naming tradition, this brevity is common among names that have been worn down through centuries of use, shedding syllables along the way.
The interplay of consonants and vowels in Metro creates its characteristic open, approachable quality. Two-syllable names are the most common length in American naming, hitting a natural speech rhythm that works across formal and informal contexts.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Metro has 32+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1908.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30 | ▲ |
| 1940s | 18 | ▼ |
| 1930s | 33 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 187 | ▼ |
| 1910s | 249 | ▲ |
| 1900s | 5 | — |
The Story of Metro
A Greatest Generation name
Peaking in 1919, Metro is a name steeped in history. Boys named Metro are most likely born between 1909 and 1929.
How rare is Metro?
With 522 total births on record, Metro remains a rare and distinctive pick.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1908, peaked in the 1910s with 249 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Metro by the numbers
- Would fill 11 school buses
- Meeting one Metro per day would take 1.4 years
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(32 years, 1908–1958)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 6 | #3797 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3175 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4209 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4074 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3571 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2835 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3749 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3901 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3409 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3520 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3637 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2808 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3869 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2122 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2642 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1694 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2870 |
| 1924 | 17 | #2023 |
| 1923 | 29 | #1373 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1491 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1908–1958