Korben

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Korben: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Korben: Recorded since 1997, it reached #227 in 2002, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#227highest recorded position
11groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2337
1998	#1821
1999	#973
2000	#1096
2001	#786
2002	#227
2003	#615
2004	#790
2005	#747
2006	#1048
2007	#799
2008	#2097
2009	#1358
2010	#1344
2011	#2390
2012	#1507
2013	#1339
2014	#1223
2015	#1673
2016	#2175
2017	#1923
2018	#2259
2023	#3523
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

In 2002: #227 among boys in England and Wales, #243 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #227 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Korben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Korben in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	25	3 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	346	10 of 10	35
2010s	126	9 of 10	14
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 35 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2001 and 2002, when recorded births rose by 113, from 22 to 135.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Korben appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #227 in England and Wales in 2002.

Korben's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1673	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1223	21	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1339	18	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1344	18	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1358	17	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#799	33	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1048	21	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#747	33	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#790	27	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#615	36	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#227	135	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#786	22	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1096	13	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#973	15	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #227, first reached in 2002.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 135 births, registered in England and Wales in 2002.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2002, and 5 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Korbin · #2254, 13y
Kordian · #701, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aman · #226, 29y
Brandon-Lee · #229, 24y
Dearbhaile · #229, 21y
Deirbhile · #229, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aleesha · #227, 29y
Chelsie · #227, 27y
Joni · #227, 30y
Seanna · #227, 26y

Korben was ranked #227 in England and Wales · Boys in 2002. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Korben and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Korben without appearing here.

Korben moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 1998 they stood at #1821 and #1367 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #973 and #2943.
Kristoffer Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1821 and #1821 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1096 and #3036.
Shannon Compare
In 1998 they stood at #1821 and #1642 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #973 and #2097.
Brooke Compare
In 2008 they stood at #2097 and #1596 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #1358 and #2318.

Moved ahead of Korben

Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2259 and #2693 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1363.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2259 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1461.
Harald Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3523 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Rune Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2259 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #1799.

Moved the opposite way to Korben

Albie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 while Albie went from #914 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 while Alfie went from #92 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 while Alfred went from #192 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 while Archie went from #141 to #10.

Moved the same way as Korben

Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 and Aaron from #32 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 and Alan from #179 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Korben went from #2337 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #227 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Korben

Korben at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Korben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Korben at a glance

Korben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Korben

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