Given name & surname
Korbin
“a raven-haired man”
Korbin is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “a raven-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a raven-haired man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Korbin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,517
- 9,334 boys · 183 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 550 babies
- 2025
- 186
- #1,173 for boys · #9,799 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 176 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,173 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 545 in 2014. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,141 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 82,709 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Korbin’s family of names
Korbin has a related form in Korbyn. Korbin has a related form in Korben. Korbin has a related form in Korban.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Korbin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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