Unisex name · since 1990

Korbyn

Korbyn has 3,504 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,284 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,630 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,504
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Korbyn currently ranks #1630 among unisex names in America, with 3,504 babies recorded since 1990.

Korbyn has 3,504 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1630 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #2,284 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,630 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,504 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korbyn ranks #2,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,504 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#2,284 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,630 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,504
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.2%
Korbyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Korbyn's 3,504 recorded births place it above 94.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

33 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Korbyn compares

3,504 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Korbyn's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Korbyn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,504 369 358,536
Peak-year births 217 34 22,252

Korbyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Korbyn splits its recorded history at 2008: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% 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 2020 peak of 217 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Korbyn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
217
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
050100150200250 19901996200120062011201620212025 104

Korbyn popularity over time - girls

778 total births recorded since 1992 (Korbyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 778 births
0204060 19921997200220072012201720222025 30

Korbyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,756 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Korbyn's strongest decade.

1,756 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Korbyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,756 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Korbyn 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 Korbyn's total volume

Korbyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -48, 8.9%-142, 2.1%-136, 2.8%-72, 4.4%-71, 3.2%-84, 4.9%-145, 2.8%-146, 2.2%-51, 7%-114, 4.9%-116, 3.1%-57, 3.9%-123, 1.6%-138, 2.3%-98, 7.7%Korbyn-36, 6.2%Korbyn
Korbyn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Korbyn by state

Where Korbyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Korbyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
416 11.9%
#2 Indiana
150 4.3%
#3 Ohio
148 4.2%
#4 Oklahoma
116 3.3%
#5 Missouri
112 3.2%
#6 Tennessee
106 3.0%
#7 Alabama
88 2.5%
#8 Mississippi
88 2.5%
Texas share of Korbyn's total US births 11.9%
Even split

416 of 3,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Korbyn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Korbyn?
3,504 babies have been named Korbyn since 1990. All-time, it sits at #2,284 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,630 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 217 births.
Where does Korbyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Korbyn ranks #2,284 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,630 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Korbyn most popular?
Korbyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,756 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Korbyn most popular?
The top states for the name Korbyn are Texas (416 births), Indiana (150 births), Ohio (148 births).
Is Korbyn a unisex name?
Yes, Korbyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,504 births, and as a girl's name it has 778 births.
How long has the name Korbyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Korbyn since 1990 -- 36 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Korbyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kory, Korey, Korbin, Korben, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Korbyn's data

  • Korbyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,756 total births) through the 2020s (916) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Korbyns (416 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.

Keep exploring Korbyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Korbyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 Korbyn 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.