Given name
Urbana
“from the city; city dweller”
Urbana is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “from the city; city dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “from the city; city dweller.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Urbana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 253 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Urbana’s family of names
Urbana has a related form in Urbanah. Urbana has a related form in Urbane. Urbana has a related form in Urbania.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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