Boys' name · since 1900
Corwin
Corwin has 4,353 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,353
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Corwin currently ranks #4403 among boys' names in America, with 4,353 babies recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corwin has been recorded 4,353 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #4403 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #1,954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,403 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,353 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Corwin ranks #1,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,403 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,353 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,353
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Corwin's 4,353 recorded births place it above 95.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Corwin compares
4,353 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Corwin's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Corwin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Corwin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Corwin's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Corwin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Corwin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (657 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Corwin's strongest decade.
657 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Corwin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 170
1910s
170 births
- 1920s 228
1920s
228 births
- 1930s 181
1930s
181 births
- 1940s 195
1940s
195 births
- 1950s
1950s
305 births
- 1960s
1960s
384 births
- 1970s
1970s
514 births
- 1980s
1980s
587 births
- 1990s
1990s
657 births
- 2000s
2000s
549 births
- 2010s
2010s
429 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 657 births (15% of all-time use).
How Corwin 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 Corwin's total volume
Corwin by state
Where Corwin concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 200 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 121 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 98 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 59 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 37 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 32 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 17 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 16 | 0.4% |
200 of 4,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Corwin appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Corwin's data
- Corwin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (657 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Corwins (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Corwin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Corwin 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.