Boys' name · since 1914
Urbain
Urbain has 57 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Urbain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Urbain recorded 57 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1928.
- #21,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Urbain ranks #21,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Urbain's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Urbain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Urbain's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Urbain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1928
- Peak year (1924)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Urbain by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (43 births, 75% of the file).
1920s was Urbain's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Urbain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 43 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Urbain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Urbain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.