Corban
Corban was the 3327th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 967th with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,186 places. More babies were named Corban in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Corbin) crow, raven (Norman nickname) · Anglo-Norman, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #3,327 boys, down 1,085 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,597babies recorded
What does the name Corban mean?
Corban is a spelling of Corbin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Corbin's meaning and origin.
Corbin is an English surname of Norman origin. Wiktionary derives it from an Anglo-Norman nickname corb, "crow, raven", with a diminutive ending, from Latin corvus, or from the name of the 8th-century Frankish saint Corbinian. Bardsley lists Corbin and Corbyn but could not identify a place behind them. It has been used as a first name in the US since the 1980s.
corb (Anglo-Norman, “crow, raven”)corvus (Latin, “raven”)
How sure is this? Probable. Usually explained as a raven nickname; the saint's name is an alternative.
Related names: Corbyn, Corban, Raven.
See also: French names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Corbin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (1901), s.v. 'Corbin', Henry Frowde (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Corban popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,327 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,242 | 61 |
| 2010 | #1,023 | 189 |
| 2000 | #1,573 | 75 |
| 1990 | #2,447 | 28 |
| 1980 | #3,898 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Corban, counting every spelling?
Corban is a spelling of Corbin, a name family that ranked #338 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,327 for Corban on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,027 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin | 586 | #512 | 3,529 |
| Korbin | 176 | #1,173 | 1,129 |
| Korbyn | 104 | #1,628 | 699 |
| Corbyn | 62 | #2,263 | 420 |
| Korben | 38 | #3,167 | 287 |
| Corban | 35 | #3,327 | 217 |
| Corben | 18 | #5,247 | 102 |
| Korban | 8 | #9,358 | 78 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Corban?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Corban (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Corban born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Corban.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Corban?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Corban are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 12 and 22. That makes Corban mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Corban by state
How common Corban was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Corban: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Corban, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Corban
What does Corban mean?
Corban is a spelling of Corbin, which means “crow, raven (Norman nickname)” (Anglo-Norman, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Corban?
Corban was the 3327th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 967th with 207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,186 places. More babies were named Corban in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Corban a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Corban in the US.
Where is Corban most popular?
In 2021–2025, Corban was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.