Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Obed

#1,982 most common boys' name of all time · #4,771 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,982
Rank overall
#4,771 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
115 of 146
All-time
4,135
Since 2016
773
Peak year
2005 #1,164
Best rank
#887 1880
Girls Boys peak 137/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Obed is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 72 72 #2,056
2024 — 81 81 #1,939
2023 — 84 84 #1,875
2022 — 84 84 #1,875
2021 — 83 83 #1,855
2020 — 68 68 #2,070
2019 — 68 68 #2,110
2018 — 74 74 #1,982
2017 — 62 62 #2,171
2016 — 97 97 #1,642
2015 — 88 88 #1,742
2014 — 94 94 #1,642
2013 — 99 99 #1,570
2012 — 93 93 #1,658
2011 — 100 100 #1,565
2010 — 114 114 #1,448
2009 — 117 117 #1,435
2008 — 110 110 #1,485
2007 — 118 118 #1,387
2006 — 114 114 #1,392
2005 — 137 137 #1,164
2004 — 98 98 #1,435
2003 — 95 95 #1,402
2002 — 96 96 #1,373
2001 — 87 87 #1,429
2000 — 111 111 #1,215
1999 — 71 71 #1,561
1998 — 59 59 #1,719
1997 — 63 63 #1,605
1996 — 77 77 #1,375
1995 — 58 58 #1,588
1994 — 58 58 #1,583
1993 — 62 62 #1,496
1992 — 41 41 #1,960
1991 — 64 64 #1,422
1990 — 46 46 #1,732
1989 — 41 41 #1,833
1988 — 40 40 #1,735
1987 — 37 37 #1,763
1986 — 26 26 #2,167
1985 — 33 33 #1,802
1984 — 28 28 #1,938
1983 — 28 28 #1,907
1982 — 31 31 #1,817
1981 — 33 33 #1,731
1980 — 29 29 #1,916
1979 — 31 31 #1,792
1978 — 20 20 #2,287
1977 — 17 17 #2,567
1976 — 21 21 #2,181
1975 — 15 15 #2,647
1974 — 18 18 #2,286
1973 — 25 25 #1,785
1972 — 10 10 #3,167
1971 — 13 13 #2,698
1970 — 14 14 #2,524
1969 — 12 12 #2,564
1968 — 15 15 #2,119
1967 — 15 15 #2,045
1966 — 7 7 #3,269
1965 — 5 5 #3,960
1964 — 21 21 #1,735
1963 — 12 12 #2,434
1962 — 7 7 #3,329
1961 — 11 11 #2,555
1960 — 10 10 #2,707
1959 — 13 13 #2,310
1958 — 12 12 #2,384
1957 — 6 6 #3,583
1956 — 8 8 #2,991
1955 — 9 9 #2,782
1954 — 5 5 #3,861
1953 — 5 5 #3,844
1951 — 5 5 #3,747
1950 — 8 8 #2,797
1949 — 8 8 #2,825
1948 — 8 8 #2,806
1947 — 6 6 #3,397
1946 — 10 10 #2,419
1945 — 6 6 #3,021
1943 — 10 10 #2,427
1942 — 5 5 #3,590
1941 — 10 10 #2,359
1940 — 5 5 #3,490
1938 — 5 5 #3,565
1937 — 6 6 #3,204
1936 — 9 9 #2,472
1935 — 11 11 #2,262
1934 — 13 13 #2,030
1933 — 5 5 #3,675
1932 — 11 11 #2,334
1931 — 8 8 #2,893
1930 — 9 9 #2,814
1929 — 9 9 #2,791
1928 — 8 8 #3,098
1927 — 18 18 #1,879
1926 — 12 12 #2,447
1925 — 9 9 #2,960
1924 — 18 18 #1,906
1923 — 17 17 #1,952
1922 — 18 18 #1,895
1921 — 12 12 #2,513
1920 — 15 15 #2,142
1919 — 15 15 #2,079
1918 — 16 16 #2,012
1917 — 10 10 #2,581
1916 — 17 17 #1,784
1915 — 10 10 #2,473
1914 — 11 11 #1,991
1912 — 6 6 #2,297
1910 — 8 8 #1,230
1909 — 6 6 #1,316
1902 — 5 5 #1,184
1894 — 5 5 #1,122
1880 — 6 6 #887