The English given name Corbin derives from a French surname that has its origins in ‘corbeau’ for ‘raven’. Originally, it meant a person who had dark hair.
Corbin is a male first name. In very rare cases it is also used for girls.
The name Corbin isn’t among the current fashionable names in our top 10 stats, but nonetheless, it’s still very popular and common. In our SmartGenius ranking of all boys names, Corbin ranks 253. Recently, out of every 10,000 newborn boys, approximately 8 were named Corbin. In the entire USA, approximately 36,494 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Corbin. That is 0.01 % of all living Americans.
The English given name Corbin derives from a French surname that has its origins in ‘corbeau’ for ‘raven’. Originally, it meant a person who had dark hair.
What is the difference between raven and crow? Ravens and crows both belong to the family Corvidae, but are different in size, shape, and their calls. Ravens are larger and heavier built than crows. Crows caw, while ravens croak.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter C is a frequent initial letter for boys’ names. This is because 5.2% of all common boys’ names in the US begin with this letter. The most common first letters of boys' names, by the way, are J, A and D.
With six letters, the name Corbin is of average length. In fact, 28% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly six letters. 24% of all first names are shorter, while 48% have seven letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
With 5.2% of all boys' names that begin with a C, this first letter is thus much more common than the average of all letters. And which boys’ name beginning with C do you think is the most common in the US? The answer is... Charles.
If your name is Corbin and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Corbin, you can simply say:
Cat
Orange
Rocket
Butterfly
Igloo
Nut
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Corbin
Corbin
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
C
O
R
B
I
N
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
C
O
R
B
I
N
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Corbin sounds like this:
