US rank #4312 Boys' name Peak 1988 4,329 births

Corwin — #4312 US boys' name

4,329 babies named Corwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4312
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Corwin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

96 babies were named Corwin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,329 babies named Corwin between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Corwin currently holds the #4312 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corwin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 657 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Corwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Corwin in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corwin 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 4,329 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.

Corwin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,329

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

1988

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,312

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Corwin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
96
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Corwin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
657 births that decade — 15% of Corwin's all-time total
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Corwin by state

Where Corwin concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Corwin
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
58 1.3%
#5 Michigan
37 0.9%
#6 Illinois
32 0.7%
#7 Washington
17 0.4%
#8 Louisiana
16 0.4%
California share of Corwin's total US births 4.6%
Even split

200 of 4,329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Corwin appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corwin?
4,329 babies have been named Corwin since 1900. It currently ranks #4312 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 96 births.
When was Corwin most popular?
Corwin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 657 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Corwin most popular?
The top states for the name Corwin are California (200 births), Texas (121 births), Ohio (98 births).
How long has the name Corwin been used?
Corwin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Corwin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Corey, Cory, Corbin, Cornelius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.