Obrien
#11,464 most common boys' name of all time · #29,310 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1921–2022
Rank among boys
#11,464
Rank overall
#29,310 of 105,966
First appeared
1921
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
209
Since 2016
14
Peak year
1991 #3,688
Best rank
#3,688 1991
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Obrien first appears in 1921. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,949 |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,892 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,865 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,954 |
| 2009 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,993 |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,850 |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,720 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,570 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,301 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,985 |
| 1994 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,189 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,352 |
| 1992 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,177 |
| 1991 | — | 16 | 16 | #3,688 |
| 1990 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,574 |
| 1989 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,348 |
| 1988 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,779 |
| 1987 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,806 |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,582 |
| 1985 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,461 |
| 1984 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,781 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,130 |
| 1958 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,946 |