Is Corbyn a boy or girl name?

Corbyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,590 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.9% were girls and 86.1% were boys.

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Corbyn

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Corbyn was most popular in 2011, when 209 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,103 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,107, with 80 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,590 people named Corbyn.

Corbyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Corbyn’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Corbyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Corbyn is mostly a boy’s name — 13.9% of the 3,590 Americans given it were girls and 86.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 16% girls and 84% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Corbyn

Where Corbyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org