OriginBiblical / Czech / Danish / German / Polish / Slovene / Swedish / Slovenian
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#4374
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Origin & history of Urban
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Biblical / Czech / Danish / German / Polish / Slovene / Swedish / Slovenian roots
Urban comes from the Biblical / Czech / Danish / German / Polish / Slovene / Swedish / Slovenian tradition, meaning City dweller; metropolitan person..
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How popular is Urban?
1924peak year
Today, Urban is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4374), with only about 27 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 104 babies were given the name (ranked #633 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Urban has been declining in recent years. In all, around 3,246 babies have been registered as Urban since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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