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The baby name Urban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UR-bən; IPA: /ˈɜːrbən/ (BrE), /ˈɝbən/ (AmE).

Urban is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: UR-bən; IPA: /ˈɜːrbən/ (BrE), /ˈɝbən/ (AmE)

What is the meaning of the name Urban ?

The baby name Urban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UR-bən; IPA: /ˈɜːrbən/ (BrE), /ˈɝbən/ (AmE).

Urban is Latin in Origin.

Urban derives from Latin Urbanus, built on urbs “city,” and means “of the city; urbane, refined, witty.” The name entered wide use through early Christian figures and multiple popes - among them Urban I, II, V, VI, VII, and VIII - anchoring it in medieval and early modern Europe. It appears both as a given name and as a surname in many languages, and in the Anglophone world it has seen intermittent use, sometimes adopted from a family surname or for its sleek, cosmopolitan connotations.

International variants include Urbanus (Latin), Urbain (French), Urbano (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), and Urban in German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian. Hungarian uses Orbán as the cognate. Feminine forms include Urbana. While relatively uncommon today in English-speaking countries, Urban remains familiar across Central and Eastern Europe, carrying a meaning that blends city-bred sophistication with a long ecclesiastical heritage.

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Urban – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
SI 0 #48 32 1,612
SI Boys 0 #73 173 3,402
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #291 6 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #293 12 6,530
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PL Boys 0 #317 19 6,459
DK Boys 0 #328 5 7,401
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PH Boys 0 #401 8 11,440
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #418 25 2,180
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
ZA 0 #468 7 14,421
PA Boys 0 #471 11 9,305
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
RU Boys 0 #490 16 12,621
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
CO 0 #508 3 7,768
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
IR Boys 0 #539 14 10,162
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
KW Girls 0 #557 5 19,177
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BO Boys 0 #583 10 9,244
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
CL Boys 0 #641 25 13,390
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #663 20 3,552
SG Boys 0 #685 13 17,960
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
KW Boys 0 #744 26 18,755
NG Girls 0 #774 13 15,093
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
CL Girls 0 #840 12 14,098
PE Boys 0 #855 24 14,506
CO Boys 0 #856 65 15,656
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
OM Boys 0 #871 11 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #872 81 5,697
United States Boys 2024 #877 16 7,044
Spain Boys 0 #891 40 5,610
NL Boys 0 #919 33 5,873
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
MX Boys 0 #932 51 16,355
NG Boys 0 #937 15 16,906
Spain Girls 0 #967 17 5,561
MY Girls 0 #984 11 24,821
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
IN Boys 0 #992 10 16,750
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,062 17 16,140
AE Boys 0 #1,073 20 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,086 26 25,439
MA 0 #1,117 12 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,131 48 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,228 9 25,928
DZ 0 #1,230 5 20,130
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,260 8 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,319 153 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,421 26 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,605 10 28,008

Urban is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Urban

Urban is predominantly a boy's name.
Urban is a 2 syllable name, pronounced UR-bən; IPA: /ˈɜːrbən/ (BrE), /ˈɝbən/ (AmE).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Urbanus, Urbain, Urbano, Urbán and Urbana.
Across languages, Urban has these equivalents: Urbana (feminine form), Urbano (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Urbain (French), Urbanus (Latin).
Yes — Urban ranked #181 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Urban ranks highest in Sweden (#181 in 2022).
Urban's popularity is declining. It moved from #868 in 2014 to #877 in 2024 in United States.