Corbin
Meaning
surname, "raven, dark-haired"
The story
Corbin comes from a Norman French surname built on corbeau, the raven or crow, given first to someone dark-haired or dark-eyed. The raven carries its own deep symbolism, a bird of intelligence and mystery prized from Norse myth, where two of them served as Odin's eyes on the world, to the towers of legend. So a plain surname hides a clever, watchful bird. It has a strong, modern, slightly mysterious sound and shortens to Cor or Corb. In the United States Corbin was most common in the 2010s and remains a steady favorite. Sleek and a little gothic in the best way, Corbin hands a child the raven's old association with wit and watchfulness, wrapped in a surname that sounds thoroughly contemporary.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Corbin peaked in the 2010s.
When you meet Corbin
Most people given the name Corbin in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Corbin deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Corbin truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Corbin fits with your family’s names and surname.
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