Given name & surname
Corbit
“resembling a young raven”
Corbit is a variant of Corbett. One French interpretation is “resembling a young raven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Corbit is a variant of Corbett. One French interpretation is “resembling a young raven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Corbit is a variant of Corbett. An origin associated with Corbett is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Corbit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 54 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 118 as a first name in 2020; 801 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.
Corbit’s family of names
Corbit has a related form in Corbin. Corbit has a related form in Corbett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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