Unisex name · since 1987
Corbyn
Corbyn has 3,090 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,090
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,090 babies have been named Corbyn since 1987, making it today's #2272 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corbyn has been recorded 3,090 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #2272 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #2,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,272 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,090 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corbyn ranks #2,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,272 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,090 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,272 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,090
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Corbyn's 3,090 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Corbyn compares
3,090 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Corbyn's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corbyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,090 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 186 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corbyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Corbyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 186 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Corbyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Corbyn popularity over time - girls
500 total births recorded since 1992 (Corbyn as girls' name)
Corbyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,479 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Corbyn's strongest decade.
1,479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Corbyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 240
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
822 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,479 births
- 2020s 536
2020s
536 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,479 births (48% of all-time use).
How Corbyn 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 Corbyn's total volume
Corbyn by state
Where Corbyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 371 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 129 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 102 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 77 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 71 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Utah | | 69 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 56 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 51 | 1.7% |
371 of 3,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Corbyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corbyn's data
- Corbyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,479 total births) through the 2020s (536) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Corbyns (371 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 Corbyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Corbyn 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.