Corbin
Corbin was the 512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 586 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 203rd with 1,930 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 291 places. More babies were named Corbin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning crow, raven (Norman nickname) · Anglo-Norman, Latin
Say it KOR-bin /ˈkɔrbɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #512 boys, down 165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 586boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20141,930 babies
- Total since 1880
- 41,777babies recorded
What does the name Corbin mean?
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
Corbin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 665 since 1979, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #512 | 586 |
| 2020 | #347 | 919 |
| 2010 | #252 | 1,361 |
| 2000 | #292 | 1,034 |
| 1990 | #426 | 529 |
| 1980 | #1,136 | 64 |
| 1970 | #980 | 68 |
| 1960 | #1,919 | 18 |
| 1950 | #3,391 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,004 | 13 |
| 1930 | #2,098 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,466 | 26 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Corbin, counting every spelling?
Corbin is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #338 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #512 for Corbin 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 Corbin?
586 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Corbin (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Corbin 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 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Corbin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Corbin?
About 39,800 people born in the US named Corbin are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Corbin 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.
Corbin by state
How common Corbin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.1×), North Dakota (3.0×), Mississippi (3.0×), Kentucky (2.6×), Kansas (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, California, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Corbin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Corbin, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Corbin · Sibling names for Corbin
Questions about the name Corbin
What does Corbin mean?
Corbin means “crow, raven (Norman nickname)” (Anglo-Norman, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Corbin?
Corbin was the 512th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 586 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 203rd with 1,930 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 291 places. More babies were named Corbin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Corbin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Corbin in the US.
Where is Corbin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Corbin was most common in West Virginia (1.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Mississippi.