Recorded 1914–1928 Boys' name Peak 1924 57 births

Urbain — boys' name

57 babies named Urbain in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s43
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Urbain was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

8 babies were named Urbain in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Urbain

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Urbain between 1914 and 1928, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Urbain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Urbain performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Urbain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Urbain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Urbain at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

57

Since 1914

15 years of records

Peak year

1924

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1914

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1928

Urbain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1914

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1924)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 192819261924192319221921192019151914 7

Urbain by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
43 births that decade — 75% of Urbain's all-time total
1910s141920s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Urbain?
57 babies have been named Urbain since 1914. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1924 with 8 births.
When was Urbain most popular?
Urbain was most popular in the 1920s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Urbain been used?
Urbain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 15 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Urbain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Urban, Urbano, Urbane, Urbin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.