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Corbin

A name meaning "raven".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈkɔɹ.bɪn/; British English /ˈkɔː.bɪn/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#512

Meaning and history

Corbin derives from a French surname based on corbeau, meaning "raven," originally a nickname for someone with dark hair. Actor Corbin Bernsen (1954–) probably helped popularize it in America.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,180 births, rank #291
2007: 1,465 births, rank #245
2008: 1,345 births, rank #262
2009: 1,224 births, rank #278
2010: 1,361 births, rank #251
20112011: 1,713 births, rank #207
2012: 1,618 births, rank #222
2013: 1,707 births, rank #217
2014: 1,930 births, rank #203
2015: 1,768 births, rank #221
20162016: 1,605 births, rank #237
2017: 1,422 births, rank #258
2018: 1,265 births, rank #278
2019: 1,181 births, rank #290
2020: 919 births, rank #347
20212021: 891 births, rank #365
2022: 723 births, rank #429
2023: 678 births, rank #455
2024: 651 births, rank #473
20252025: 586 births, rank #512

Corbin moved from #474 to #512 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2014, with 1,930 births.