Korbin
- Pronunciation
- [Kor-bin]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Raven-Haired.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Korbin
Korbin is an English name most commonly associated with the meaning "raven-haired" — a poetic descriptor that calls up the image of dark, glossy black hair, as sleek and striking as a raven's wing. The name functions as a spelling variant of Corbin, itself derived from the Old French corbeau or Latin corvus meaning "raven" or "crow." The bird of the raven carries rich symbolism across many cultures: wisdom and prophecy in Norse mythology, intelligence and mystery in Celtic tradition, and a striking visual presence that makes it a natural root for a name meant to evoke something memorable and a little dark.
Korbin first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and peaked in 2014 at rank #512. Its run has been notably long: the name last appeared in the top-1000 in 2022, with 244 boys given the name at rank #937. The 2020 figure of 354 boys at rank #710 shows the name was still registering solid numbers near the middle of the chart as recently as that year. Total top-1000 births across the 23-year tracked span stand at 7,931 — a substantial cumulative following for an alternate spelling.
Korbin's appeal lies in its combination of a slightly unusual spelling — the K opening differentiates it visually from Corbin — and a meaning that feels genuinely evocative rather than generic. The variant Korbyn offers a further spelling alternative for families who prefer the -yn close. Both capture the same raven symbolism, the same dark elegance, and the same crisp two-syllable shape that has made the Corbin/Korbin family a reliable choice for parents seeking something less common than the mainstream but still firmly grounded in English naming tradition.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Korbin
US Popularity History (2000–2022)
Annual US births named Korbin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2014 with 545 boys named Korbin (boy rank #512 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2022, ranked #937 for boys (244 US births). That's 425 places below its 2014 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Korbin Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Korbin the strongest states are Mississippi, Nebraska, Kentucky.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #1,005 | 71 |
| 2 | Virginia | #865 | 45 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #833 | 51 |
| 4 | Arizona | #831 | 32 |
| 5 | Illinois | #790 | 60 |
| 6 | Texas | #768 | 249 |
| 7 | Georgia | #746 | 108 |
| 8 | Ohio | #691 | 129 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #683 | 107 |
| 10 | Washington | #674 | 67 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Korbin in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korbyn | "Raven, Or Raven Haired, Or Dark Haired. Alternate Spelling: Korbin, Corbyn." | Male | French |
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Korbin against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).