Boys' name · since 1989
Korben
Korben has 2,282 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,159 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,282
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,282 babies have been named Korben since 1989, making it today's #3159 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Korben recorded 2,282 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #3159 nationally today, ahead of 77% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #3,035 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,159 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,282 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korben ranks #3,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,159 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,282 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,159 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,282
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Korben's 2,282 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Korben compares
2,282 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Korben's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Korben | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Korben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Korben's full recorded timeline at 2008, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Korben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Korben by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,127 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Korben's strongest decade.
1,127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Korben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
661 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,127 births
- 2020s 377
2020s
377 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,127 births (49% of all-time use).
How Korben 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 Korben's total volume
Korben by state
Where Korben concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 259 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 96 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 74 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 63 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 62 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Washington | | 42 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Utah | | 25 | 1.1% |
259 of 2,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Korben appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Korben's data
- Korben's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,127 total births) through the 2020s (377) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Korbens (259 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Korben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Korben 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.