Corbyn
Boy · KOR-bin · French
Corbyn is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “raven”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 2,258th for boys in the US (62 babies).
What does Corbyn mean?
French: spelling of Corbin, a Norman nickname surname
“raven”
A spelling of Corbin, a Norman nickname surname from Old French corb, 'raven'.
- Say it
- KOR-bin
Is Corbyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Corbyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 62 boys in the US.
How popular is Corbyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Corbyn, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 23 boys.
2025 had more boys named Corbyn than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Corbyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Corbyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Corbyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,258among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were named Corbyn, making it the 2,258th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,473rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 186 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987. 18 girls were also named Corbyn in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Corbyn than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Corbyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 166 boys in the US were given Corbyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,103, up from #2,258 for this spelling alone.
- Korbyn 104
- Corbyn 62
In 2025, 23% of the babies named Corbyn in the US were girls.
Corbyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,258 |
| 2024 | 70 | #2,120 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1,720 |
| 2021 | 106 | #1,606 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,473 |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,327 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 127 | #1,384 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,295 |
| 2015 | 171 | #1,119 |
| 2014 | 155 | #1,188 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,186 |
| 2012 | 155 | #1,172 |
| 2011 | 186 | #1,025 |
| 2010 | 135 | #1,284 |
| 2009 | 100 | #1,593 |
| 2008 | 102 | #1,565 |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,593 |
| 2006 | 91 | #1,596 |
| 2005 | 85 | #1,601 |
| 2004 | 83 | #1,579 |
| 2003 | 82 | #1,545 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 67 | #1,706 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Corbyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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