Given name
Urbane
“from the city; city dweller”·“city-dweller”·“from the city”
Urbane is a variant of Urbana. One Latin interpretation is “from the city; city dweller.” Urbane is a variant of Urban. Interpretations include “city-dweller” (Latin) and “from the city” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Urbane is a variant of Urbana. One Latin interpretation is “from the city; city dweller.” Urbane is a variant of Urban. Interpretations include “city-dweller” (Latin) and “from the city” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Urbane is a variant of Urbana. An origin associated with Urbana is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Urbane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 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 boys is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Urbane’s family of names
Urbane has a related form in Urban. Urbane has a related form in Urbana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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