Corbin

Where Corbin comes from

An Anglo-Norman nickname from corb (“crow”), or shortened from the Corbinian, the name of a Frankish eighth-century saint, probably from Latin corvus (“crow, raven”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Corbin
Along the way
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #963 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Corbin Bernsen born
    American actor and director
  3. 1989
    Corbin Bleu born
    American actor
  4. 2014
    Peak, #203
    1,930 babies named Corbin — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2020
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #347.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Corbin Bleu · American actor, born 1989
  • Corbin Bernsen · American actor and director, born 1954
  • Corbin Strong · New Zealand road and track cyclist, born 2000
  • Corbin Allred · American actor, born 1979
  • Corbin Burnes · American baseball player, born 1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.