Boys' name · since 1993
Korban
Korban has 591 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Korban currently ranks #9242 among boys' names in America, with 591 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Korban recorded 591 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #9242 nationally today, ahead of 34% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #7,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,242 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 591 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korban ranks #7,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,242 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 591 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,242 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Korban's 591 recorded births place it above 84.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Korban compares
591 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Korban's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Korban | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 591 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Korban's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Korban splits its recorded history at 2010: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Korban popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Korban by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Korban's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Korban births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (48% of all-time use).
How Korban 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 Korban's total volume
Korban by state
Where Korban concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
17 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Korban's data
- Korban's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (286 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Korbans (17 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 Korban: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Korban 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.