Corbyn — #2142 US boys' name
3,026 babies named Corbyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 85% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Corbyn was born in this single decade.
186 babies were named Corbyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Corbyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,026 babies named Corbyn between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corbyn currently holds the #2142 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 186 babies received it in a single year. Corbyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 482 additional births since 1992.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Corbyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,479 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Corbyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 371 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Corbyn in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Corbyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,026 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Corbyn at a glance
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Current rank
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Corbyn popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2011)
- 186
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #2142 among boys.
3,026 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 186 births in a single year.
Corbyn popularity over time — girls
482 total births recorded since 1992 (Corbyn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Corbyn accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Corbyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,479 births that decade — 49% of Corbyn's all-time total
Corbyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,479 births
- Runner-up 822 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Corbyn's strongest decade
1,479 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Corbyn by state
Where Corbyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 371 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 129 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 102 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 77 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 71 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Utah | | 69 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 56 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 46 | 1.5% |
371 of 3,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 12.3% of nationwide
- Indiana 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.4% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 2.5% of nationwide
- Missouri 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 29 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 12.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Corbyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.