Korben
Boy · KOR-ben · French
Korben is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “little raven”. In 2025 it ranked 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Korben mean?
French: spelling of Corbin, a Norman French nickname
“little raven”
Korben Dallas is the hero of Luc Besson's 1997 film The Fifth Element; the name echoes Corbin.
- Say it
- KOR-ben
Is Korben a girl's or a boy's name?
Korben is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Korben in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 141 boys.
Half of all the boys named Korben in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Korben in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 36 | #766 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 39 | #636 |
| 2002 | 141 | #242 |
| 2001 | 22 | #845 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Korben in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Korben, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,716th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 129 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Korben than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Korben in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 861 boys in the US were given Korben or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #386, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
Korben in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2,386 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2,135 |
| 2021 | 76 | #1,963 |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1,574 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1,547 |
| 2017 | 105 | #1,554 |
| 2016 | 119 | #1,450 |
| 2015 | 110 | #1,502 |
| 2014 | 127 | #1,348 |
| 2013 | 129 | #1,326 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,428 |
| 2011 | 115 | #1,429 |
| 2010 | 91 | #1,687 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 97 | #1,613 |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,861 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,101 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,002 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Korben
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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