Orban

Boys' name

English equivalent of Urban

Orban has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1918. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1921, with 13 recorded.

Babies named Orban, 1930

1 in 445,000

Orban over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Orban: meaning, origin, and history

English equivalent of Urban

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Orban means

Orban is a English equivalent of Urban.

Origin, language, and formation

Orban is used in Walloon.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Urban.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Walloon, Orban is pronounced /ɔʀ.ˈbã/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 44 boys were recorded with the name Orban between 1918 and 1930. Its highest annual count was 13 in 1921; its best national rank was #2,471 in 1921.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Orban?

Orban had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1930, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1930: 1 in 445,000; 5 of 2,223,243 births
Among boys only: 1 in 219,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1930: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 308,208 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Orban sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1930 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 308,208 children born in 1930 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Orban. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Orbans were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Orban was born before 1921 — so the typical Orban is around 104 today.

Median birth year: 1921; About 104 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 65.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 65.9% of all recorded uses (29).

Is Orban rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1921 (13)
Years since peak: 104; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 5.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,471; 1921

Spellings of Orban

Orban is not the most common spelling — Brian is, with 33.9% against Orban's <0.01%.

Brian33.9%1,173,735
Ryan27.8%964,123
Jordan11.6%401,196
Bryan11.3%389,589
Norman7.3%253,160
Morgan1.3%45,643
Corbin1.2%41,112
Dorian0.70%24,187

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Orban by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,471; 1921
Peak year: 1921; 13 that year
First recorded: 1918
Last recorded: 1930
All-time count: 44
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Orban

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Orbra Orben Orba Saban Joban Orby Orbelin Aban Cuban Boban Steban Aaban Liban Orbin Shuban Orbie Ruban Duban Quban Oban Shaban Alban Korban Eban

Sibling names for Orban

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Elvera Rubie Tressie Lavinia Myrtis Margarette Adell Idella

For a brother

Hardy Antone Harmon Arlie Burl Dewitt Patsy Milford

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