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
The earliest SSA record of Corbyn as a girl name dates back to 1992, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Corbyn — #4,477 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Corbyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Corbyn ranks #5,917 for girls with 20 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 522 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Corbyn on the record books as a boy name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 186 Corbyns were born — ranking #1,025 that year. About 47% of every Corbyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Corbyn ranks #2,307 for boys with 62 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Corbyn
Phonetically similar names — useful when Corbyn is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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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