Fun Facts About the Name Corban
- More than 3 thousand babies named Corban: U.S. records list 3,595 babies given the name Corban from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 girls received the name Corban - about 1 girl for every 326 boys.
What Does the Name Corban Mean?
Corban is a masculine given name from the Hebrew noun qorban (קָרְבָּן), meaning "offering" or "sacrifice." The noun comes from the root q-r-b, "to draw near," so its literal sense is "that which is brought near." In Jewish religious use, a qorban was an offering presented to God, and the term could also describe something set apart as a gift to God. The English form Corban follows the Greek transliteration Κορβᾶν used in the New Testament.
Corban Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, qorban is the usual term for the sacrifices brought to the Tabernacle and later the Temple. It covers several kinds of offerings, including burnt offerings, peace offerings, and grain offerings.
The Greek New Testament preserves the Hebrew/Aramaic term in Mark 7:11 as Κορβᾶν (Corban). There it refers to goods declared as a gift to God; the passage records Jesus criticizing a practice in which such a declaration was used to avoid supporting one's parents. Through the Gospels the word became familiar in Christian communities.
As a personal name, Corban is an English use of the biblical term. It is found in English-speaking countries as a name taken from a biblical word rather than from a biblical figure. The name is also found as a surname, though the given name is generally linked to the Hebrew noun.
How Popular is the Name Corban?
Corban recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2013. Its best rank was #967 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #16,832 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,038 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,327 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,273 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2023 | #3,065 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2022 | #2,622 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2021 | #2,445 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2020 | #2,267 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #1,726 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2018 | #1,747 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 2017 | #1,717 | 91 | 0.0049% |
| 2016 | #1,316 | 137 | 0.0072% |
| 2015 | #1,141 | 165 | 0.0086% |
| 2014 | #1,137 | 167 | 0.0087% |
| 2013 | #967 | 207 | 0.0109% |
| 2012 | #1,071 | 176 | 0.0093% |
| 2011 | #983 | 199 | 0.0105% |
| 2010 | #1,023 | 189 | 0.0099% |
| 2009 | #1,157 | 157 | 0.0079% |
| 2008 | #1,198 | 147 | 0.0072% |
| 2007 | #1,066 | 175 | 0.0084% |
| 2006 | #1,085 | 162 | 0.0079% |
| 2005 | #1,073 | 154 | 0.0077% |
| 2004 | #1,304 | 114 | 0.0057% |
| 2003 | #1,468 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 2002 | #1,560 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 2001 | #1,485 | 82 | 0.0042% |
| 2000 | #1,573 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 1999 | #1,295 | 94 | 0.0049% |
| 1998 | #1,586 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #1,997 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1996 | #2,303 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #2,215 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #2,127 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #2,524 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #3,636 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #2,239 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1990 | #2,447 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #5,726 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #2,984 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #4,304 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #4,180 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #3,099 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,745 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,443 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,776 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,463 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,897 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #3,607 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #5,970 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #3,653 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #4,530 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,359 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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