Fun Facts About the Name Korbin
- More than 9 thousand babies named Korbin: U.S. records list 9,512 babies given the name Korbin from 1880 through 2025. Even 183 girls received the name Korbin - about 1 girl for every 51 boys.
What Does the Name Korbin Mean?
Korbin is a modern spelling of the English given name Corbin. The name comes from Old French corbin, a diminutive of corb or corp, meaning 'raven.' The ultimate root is Latin corvus, also 'raven.' Taken literally, the Old French word means 'little raven,' and the name is often defined simply as 'raven.' The surname Corbin began as a nickname, likely for someone with raven-black hair or a dark complexion, though it could also come from an Old French personal name. Korbin carries the same etymology; the K spelling does not change the meaning. The similar Hebrew word corban, meaning 'offering,' is not the source of this name.
Korbin Name History & Origins
The root of Korbin is the Old French surname and nickname Corbin, which Norman French speakers brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The historical French and English surname is spelled Corbin. Its source, Old French corbin, was a diminutive of corb or corp, the word for a raven. As a surname, Corbin probably identified a person by appearance - someone with black hair or a dark complexion - or preserved an earlier personal name. The German given name Korbinian shares the same Latin root but is a separate development, not the direct source of Korbin.
Corbin was uncommon as a first name until the 20th century, when English-speaking parents increasingly adopted surnames as given names. Korbin is a newer spelling of that given name, using an initial K instead of C. This K form belongs to the modern period and to a broad American habit of respelling familiar names. It has no independent origin or meaning apart from Corbin; older French and English forms of the name are spelled with C. A related spelling, Korben, occurs in modern use, but Korbin itself is best understood as a variant of Corbin.
How Popular is the Name Korbin?
Korbin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2014. Its best rank was #512 in 2014.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,799 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,234 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #12,835 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,822 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,678 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,691 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #14,813 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,236 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,356 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #17,967 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,960 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #18,315 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,121 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #16,311 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,537 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #16,615 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #13,190 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #14,583 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,382 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #12,065 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #15,406 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,448 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,512 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #8,428 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,173 | 176 | 0.0103% |
| 2024 | #1,010 | 221 | 0.0129% |
| 2023 | #1,026 | 213 | 0.0125% |
| 2022 | #937 | 244 | 0.0140% |
| 2021 | #860 | 272 | 0.0156% |
| 2020 | #710 | 354 | 0.0205% |
| 2019 | #689 | 369 | 0.0206% |
| 2018 | #665 | 380 | 0.0209% |
| 2017 | #597 | 457 | 0.0247% |
| 2016 | #609 | 443 | 0.0234% |
| 2015 | #592 | 467 | 0.0244% |
| 2014 | #512 | 545 | 0.0284% |
| 2013 | #532 | 501 | 0.0265% |
| 2012 | #561 | 463 | 0.0244% |
| 2011 | #528 | 480 | 0.0253% |
| 2010 | #621 | 397 | 0.0207% |
| 2009 | #744 | 312 | 0.0157% |
| 2008 | #703 | 334 | 0.0164% |
| 2007 | #637 | 382 | 0.0184% |
| 2006 | #799 | 256 | 0.0125% |
| 2005 | #804 | 239 | 0.0120% |
| 2004 | #708 | 272 | 0.0137% |
| 2003 | #778 | 225 | 0.0114% |
| 2002 | #817 | 206 | 0.0106% |
| 2001 | #899 | 175 | 0.0090% |
| 2000 | #962 | 158 | 0.0080% |
| 1999 | #875 | 173 | 0.0090% |
| 1998 | #1,048 | 129 | 0.0067% |
| 1997 | #1,503 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 1996 | #1,803 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #1,694 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #1,625 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #1,782 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1992 | #1,764 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #1,688 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1990 | #2,290 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #1,975 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #2,812 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #5,814 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,913 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,803 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #6,075 | 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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