Given name & surname
Coburn
“from the rooster's stream”
Coburn is a variant of Cockburn. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rooster's stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coburn is a variant of Cockburn. One Scottish interpretation is “from the rooster's stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coburn is a variant of Cockburn. An origin associated with Cockburn is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coburn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 252
- 252 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,409 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,409 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 238 as a first name in 2020; 13,046 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Coburn’s family of names
Coburn has a related form in Cockburn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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