Obediah
#11,076 most common boys' name of all time · #28,230 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1912–2025
Rank among boys
#11,076
Rank overall
#28,230 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
226
Since 2016
44
Peak year
1954 #3,058
Best rank
#2,514 1912
Girls
Boys
peak 8/yr
Obediah first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,091 |
| 2024 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,026 |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,821 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,787 |
| 2020 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,708 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,251 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,905 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,192 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,779 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,349 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,132 |
| 2007 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,492 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,795 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,371 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,827 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,395 |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,431 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,487 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,920 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,003 |
| 1971 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,067 |
| 1970 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,892 |
| 1957 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,369 |
| 1956 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,091 |
| 1954 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,058 |
| 1949 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,458 |
| 1938 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,027 |
| 1935 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,425 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,842 |
| 1931 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,949 |
| 1930 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,404 |
| 1929 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,130 |
| 1925 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,880 |
| 1924 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,641 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,464 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,333 |
| 1916 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,653 |
| 1914 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,797 |
| 1912 | — | 6 | 6 | #2,514 |