Boys' name · since 1974
Corben
Corben has 1,646 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,646
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Corben is the #5272 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,646 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Corben recorded 1,646 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #5272 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,723 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,646 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corben ranks #3,723 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,646 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,723 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,646
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Corben's 1,646 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Corben compares
1,646 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Corben's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corben | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,646 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corben splits its recorded history at 2006: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Corben by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (606 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Corben's strongest decade.
606 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Corben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
606 births
- 2010s
2010s
590 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 606 births (37% of all-time use).
How Corben 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 Corben's total volume
Corben by state
Where Corben concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 157 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 52 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Utah | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
157 of 1,646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Corben appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corben's data
- Corben's decade-level peak was the 2000s (606 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Corbens (157 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 Corben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Corben 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.