Boys' name · since 1891
Corbin
Corbin has 41,112 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41,112
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Corbin currently ranks #512 among boys' names in America, with 41,112 babies recorded since 1891.
Social Security Administration records show Corbin recorded 41,112 times among boys since 1891, holding rank #512 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2025.
- #565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #512 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 41,112 born since 1891
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corbin ranks #565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #512 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 41,112 born since 1891, peaking in the 2010s.
- #565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41,112
- born since 1891
- 2010s
- peak decade
Corbin's 41,112 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Corbin compares
41,112 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Corbin's all-time total is 111x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corbin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41,112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,930 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corbin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Corbin splits its recorded history at 1967: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1891 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 1,930 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Corbin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,930
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Corbin popularity over time - girls
665 total births recorded since 1979 (Corbin as girls' name)
Corbin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,570 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Corbin's strongest decade.
15,570 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Corbin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 152
1920s
152 births
- 1930s 109
1930s
109 births
- 1940s 132
1940s
132 births
- 1950s 182
1950s
182 births
- 1960s 294
1960s
294 births
- 1970s 648
1970s
648 births
- 1980s 1,569
1980s
1,569 births
- 1990s 6,226
1990s
6,226 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,651 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,570 births
- 2020s 4,448
2020s
4,448 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,570 births (38% of all-time use).
How Corbin 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 Corbin's total volume
Corbin by state
Where Corbin concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,140 | 10.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,177 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,104 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 1,828 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,758 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,433 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,374 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Utah | | 1,355 | 3.3% |
4,140 of 41,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Corbin appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corbin's data
- Corbin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (15,570 total births); usage has since declined to 4,448 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Corbins (4,140 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Corbin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~134 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, 1891–2025 (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 Corbin 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.