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Urban

UR-bun

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'urbanus,' meaning 'of the city.' A sophisticated name with historical depth, used by multiple popes and Saint Urban. Symbolizes civilization and sophistication.”

Popularity Over Time

Urban US popularity rank over timeRank 10995 in 2003 to rank 606 in 1916. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#606#5801#109951900192019401960198020002024

Urban is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Urb

Style

GrandClassicStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Pope Urban VIII
  • Saint Urban of Rome

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Romance languages

People Also Ask

From Latin 'urbanus,' meaning 'of the city.' A sophisticated name with historical depth, used by multiple popes and Saint Urban. Symbolizes civilization and sophistication.

Urban is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Urban include Urb.

Names that pair beautifully with Urban include Stellan, Orion, Leander, Theron.