boy's name

Urbain

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 4,517

Urbain is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1928 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1905, when 145 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Urbain over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

1,245
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Urbain by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 1,245
1910s 875
1920s 910
1930s 555
1940s 310
1950s 245
1960s 140
1970s 45
1980s 45
1990s 30
2000s 40
2010s 15
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Urbain?

In 2020, Urbain was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Urbain is used

United States #3,692 7 in 1928
France #7,008 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Urbain

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Urbain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Urbain

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Urbain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Urbain

How popular is the name Urbain?

In 2020, Urbain was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Urbain a girl's or a boy's name?

Urbain is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Urbain?

Urbain has 2 syllables.

When was Urbain most popular?

Urbain peaked in 1905, when 145 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.