Corbyn
From a Celtic origin, referring to a raven or raven-haired person.
Name Census estimates that about 3,472 living Americans carry the first name Corbyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 86.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Corbyn today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Corbyn births was 2011 (209 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Corbyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Corbyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Corbyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.5K
~ 1 in 98,720 Americans
Peak year
2011
209 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,131
Tracked since 1987
Census
Corbyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,641 people with the first name Corbyn, which placed it at #6,148 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,148
National first-name rank
People counted
2.6K
2,641 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
80.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Corbyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corbyn is White at 80.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and Black (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Corbyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Corbyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White80.3% · 2,120
- Two or more races6.9% · 182
- Black or African American6.1% · 160
- Hispanic or Latino5.7% · 150
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 9
Gender
Gender distribution for Corbyn
Corbyn leans heavily male at 86.3% of total registrations, but 482 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Corbyn as a male name
- Ranked #2,131 in 2024
- 69 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (186 births)
Corbyn as a female name
- Ranked #7,296 in 2024
- 15 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (31 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corbyn leans strongly male. 2,253 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 390 female bearers (14.8%).
Popularity
Corbyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Corbyn from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,683 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Corbyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Corbyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Corbyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Corbyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. Texas, Indiana, Ohio recorded the most babies named Corbyn, while Pennsylvania, Arizona, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Corbyn
The given name Corbyn is of Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh word "cor," meaning "a dwarf" or "a crow." It dates back to the Middle Ages and was initially used as a surname in Wales before later becoming a given name.
In the 13th century, the name Corbyn appeared in historical records as a surname, often spelled as "Corbin" or "Corbyn." One of the earliest recorded instances was Sir Corbyn Le Venur, a Norman knight who fought in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
During the Middle Ages, the name Corbyn was also associated with the Corbenic, a mystical castle in Arthurian legend that housed the Holy Grail. This connection likely contributed to the name's popularity among Welsh and English families during that time.
One of the earliest known individuals with the given name Corbyn was Corbyn ap Gwilym (born around 1320), a Welsh poet and bard who lived during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. His works are regarded as significant contributions to the Welsh literary tradition.
In the 16th century, Corbyn Vychan (c. 1500-1570) was a Welsh landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Denbighshire. He was a prominent figure in the region and played a role in the local administration.
Another notable bearer of the name was Corbyn Morris (1710-1779), a Welsh clergyman and author who wrote several religious works and served as the rector of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd in Denbighshire.
In the 19th century, Corbyn Corbett (1819-1888) was a British politician and landowner from Shropshire. He served as a Member of Parliament for Shropshire North from 1868 to 1880.
More recently, Corbyn Woodhill (1911-1995) was an Australian architect and academic known for his contributions to the modernist architectural movement in Australia. He designed several notable buildings, including the Sydney Opera House Studio and the University of Sydney's Merewether Building.
People
Corbyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Corbyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Corbyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Corbyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,472 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Corbyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 98,720 US residents.
Is Corbyn a common name?
We classify Corbyn as "Rare". It ranks above 95.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,508 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Corbyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Corbyn was 2011, when 209 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Corbyn is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Corbyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,641 people with the name Corbyn, or 0.87 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,148 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Corbyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Corbyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Corbyn leans strongly male. 2,253 people counted with this name were male (85.2%), compared with 390 female bearers (14.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Corbyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Corbyn is White at 80.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.9%) and Black (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Corbyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Corbyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.3% (2,120 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Corbyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Corbyn a male name?
Yes, 86.3% of people registered as Corbyn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Corbyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Corbyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Corbyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Corbyn?
You can see how many Americans are named Corbyn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.