Boys' name · since 1974
Corban
Corban has 3,586 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,586
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,586 babies have been named Corban since 1974, making it today's #3338 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corban has been recorded 3,586 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #3338 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #2,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,338 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,586 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corban ranks #2,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,338 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,586 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,586
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Corban's 3,586 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Corban compares
3,586 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Corban's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corban | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,586 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 207 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corban's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Corban's full recorded timeline at 2000, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 207 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Corban popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 207
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Corban popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1999 (Corban as girls' name)
Corban by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,511 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Corban's strongest decade.
1,511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Corban births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s 420
1990s
420 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,234 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,511 births
- 2020s 278
2020s
278 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,511 births (42% of all-time use).
How Corban compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Corban's total volume
Corban by state
Where Corban concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 421 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 218 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 102 | 2.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 101 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 95 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 91 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 91 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 77 | 2.1% |
421 of 3,586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Corban appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corban's data
- Corban's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,511 total births); usage has since declined to 278 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Corbans (421 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Corban: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Corban draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.