Corbyn
Corbyn is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Corbyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Corbyn is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Corbyn
As a girl name
Corbyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 31 Corbyns were born — ranking #4,477 that year. As of 2026, Corbyn ranks #5,917 for girls with 20 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 522 Corbyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Corbyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 186 Corbyns were born — ranking #1,025 that year. As of 2026, Corbyn ranks #2,307 for boys with 62 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 3K Corbyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Corbyn
Corbyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Corbyn's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #1,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Corbyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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