US rank #2764 Boys' name Peak 2013 2,242 births

Korben — #2764 US boys' name

2,242 babies named Korben in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2764
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Korben was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

129 babies were named Korben in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Korben

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,242 babies named Korben between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Korben currently holds the #2764 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 129 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Korben performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Korben shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 254 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Korben in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Korben 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 2,242 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.

Korben at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,242

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2013

129 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,764

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Korben popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
129
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Korben by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,126 births that decade — 50% of Korben's all-time total
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Korben by state

Where Korben concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Korben
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
254 11.3%
#2 California
96 4.3%
#3 Florida
68 3.0%
#4 Ohio
63 2.8%
#5 Indiana
62 2.8%
#6 Washington
42 1.9%
#7 Missouri
30 1.3%
#8 Utah
25 1.1%
Texas share of Korben's total US births 11.3%
Even split

254 of 2,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Korben appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korben?
2,242 babies have been named Korben since 1989. It currently ranks #2764 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 129 births.
When was Korben most popular?
Korben was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,126 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Korben most popular?
The top states for the name Korben are Texas (254 births), California (96 births), Florida (68 births).
How long has the name Korben been used?
Korben has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Korben?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korbyn, 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, 1989–2024 (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.