The name Urban is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "of the city".

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Urban was not an uncommon name through the 1930s (rising as high as Number 435), having been attached to several saints and early popes, but it has completely disappeared from the landscape--both urban and rural. Yet in this era of word name appreciation and trend for 'an'-ending boys' names, we're thinking it might be ready for a return.
 In the New Testament, Urban is an active member of the Christian church in Rome.
 Urbano is the commonly heard Italian version, and the French Urbain was used by Henry James for an--yes--urbane character in The American.
 These days, the name is associated with musician Keith Urban.

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The name Urban peaked for boys at #435 in 1894. The name is most popular in Ohio and Ohio.

The name Urban is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "of the city".

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This name of eight popes might appeal to confirmed city-dwellers, but Urbana would be more feminine. 

Urban is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#4,253	24	12.5
2015	#3,222	36	18.8
2016	#3,287	35	18.4
2017	#3,667	30	16.2
2018	#3,983	27	14.9
2019	#3,097	39	21.7
2020	#4,264	24	13.9
2021	#3,729	30	17.1
2022	#4,425	24	13.7
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

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