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.
- #1671
- among boys today
- 3,504
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 88%
- more common than other boys
Korbyn currently ranks #1671 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 #1671 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.
- #1671 among boys today
- 3,504 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
- 88% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Korbyn is currently the #1671 unisex name in America, more common than 88% of boys - 3,504 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1671
- among boys today
- 3,504
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 88%
- more common than other boys
Korbyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
50% of everyone ever named Korbyn was born in this single decade.
217 babies were named Korbyn in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Korbyn compares
3,504 Top 15% higher than 85% of 14,294 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 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Korbyn | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,504 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 217 | 23 | 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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Korbyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 217
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #1671 among boys.
3,504 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 217 births in a single year.
Korbyn popularity over time - girls
778 total births recorded since 1992 (Korbyn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Korbyn accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
Korbyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
716 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,756 births
- 2020s
2020s
916 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,756 births (50% of all-time use).
Korbyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,756 births
- Runner-up 916 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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
Korbyn by state
Where Korbyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| 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% |
416 of 3,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 11.9% of nationwide
- Indiana 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.2% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 3.3% of nationwide
- Missouri 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 11.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Korbyn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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