ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1993 First Year 2026 Last Year 2017 Peak Year #2840 Peak Rank 602 Total Count 33 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Korban What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Korban may refer to the following peopleGiven nameKorban Best, American Paralympic sprinter Korban Blake, British multi-genre authorSurnameGennady Korban, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Yelena Korban, Soviet sprinter Hennadiy Korban, Ukrainian businessman and art collector Kristina Korban, Ukrainian-American performer, model and movie producer Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban%5F%28name%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korban%5F%28name%29) 📖 ## The Story of Korban American parents first put Korban on the record books as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 42 Korbans were born — ranking #2,840 that year. About 48% of every Korban on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Korban ranks #7,371 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-56%). All told, over 602 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Korban Phonetically similar names — useful when Korban is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Corban](/corban) * [Corben](/corben) * [Carbon](/carbon) * [Corbin](/corbin) * [Korbin](/korbin) * [Karbon](/karbon) * Carbin * Carbyne * Carbine * Carbone * Karpen * [Koren](/koren) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Korban What does the name Korban mean? Korban may refer to the following peopleGiven nameKorban Best, American Paralympic sprinter Korban Blake, British multi-genre authorSurnameGennady Korban, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Yelena Korban, Soviet sprinter Hennadiy Korban, Ukrainian businessman and art collector Kristina Korban, Ukrainian-American performer, model and movie producer How popular is Korban in 2026? In 2026, Korban ranks #7,371 among boys' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year. When was Korban most popular? Korban reached its peak popularity in 2017, ranking #2,840 that year with 42 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Korban most popular? Korban has historically been most popular in Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Korban. Is Korban a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Korban is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Korban? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Korban include Mahad, Holdyn, Braxtin. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦MahadPeak #2840](/mahad)[👦HoldynPeak #2840](/holdyn)[👦BraxtinPeak #2840](/braxtin)[👦MauiPeak #2840](/maui)[👦ZidanPeak #2840](/zidan)[👦SavannahPeak #2841](/savannah)[👦GarronPeak #2841](/garron)[👦TrustinPeak #2841](/trustin) ## About the name Korban Korban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 602 births in the dataset. Korban's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,840\. Use the chart and map above to compare Korban's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2017 → ](/year/2017) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "K" → ](/letter/k) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.