Obadiah

Given to 2,521 US babies since 1914

▲ Rising +21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1621

recorded as boys

208 since 2024

Babies in 2025

104

boys 104

Peak year

2024

131 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,521

since 1914

Born an Obadiah? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Obadiah was most popular in 2024, when 131 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 104 babies were named Obadiah, ranking #1621 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	104	1621
2024	<5	—	131	1413
2023	<5	—	113	1547
2022	<5	—	124	1457
2021	<5	—	99	1667
2020	<5	—	105	1563
2019	<5	—	96	1670
2018	<5	—	97	1657
2017	<5	—	97	1630
2016	<5	—	107	1548
2015	<5	—	93	1677
2014	<5	—	72	1979
2013	<5	—	69	1989
2012	<5	—	69	2016
2011	<5	—	54	2346
2010	<5	—	56	2287
2009	<5	—	53	2401
2008	<5	—	33	3344
2007	<5	—	37	3090
2006	<5	—	41	2784
2005	<5	—	36	2902
2004	<5	—	26	3534
2003	<5	—	30	3119
2002	<5	—	29	3095
2001	<5	—	26	3321
2000	<5	—	35	2621
1999	<5	—	20	3704
1998	<5	—	25	3092
1997	<5	—	14	4451
1996	<5	—	23	3107
1995	<5	—	21	3191
1994	<5	—	17	3751
1993	<5	—	15	4020
1992	<5	—	19	3338
1991	<5	—	18	3325
1990	<5	—	14	3971
1989	<5	—	24	2615
1988	<5	—	14	3523
1987	<5	—	15	3201
1986	<5	—	15	3131
1985	<5	—	10	4052
1984	<5	—	11	3701
1983	<5	—	16	2787
1982	<5	—	19	2518
1981	<5	—	21	2338
1980	<5	—	21	2367
1979	<5	—	24	2104
1978	<5	—	21	2205
1977	<5	—	12	3203
1976	<5	—	12	3095
1975	<5	—	16	2540
1974	<5	—	22	1983
1973	<5	—	12	2857
1972	<5	—	14	2534
1971	<5	—	9	3370
1970	<5	—	10	3071
1969	<5	—	5	4404
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	5	3948
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	<5	—
1958	<5	—	5	3944
1957	<5	—	5	3993
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	6	3505
1954	<5	—	5	3827
1953	<5	—	8	2905
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	6	3329
1949	<5	—	9	2606
1948	<5	—	5	3668
1947	<5	—	<5	—
1946	<5	—	<5	—
1945	<5	—	5	3338
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	5	3505
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	6	3113
1938	<5	—	6	3175
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	5	3549
1935	<5	—	6	3252
1934	<5	—	5	3679
1933	<5	—	5	3642
1932	<5	—	7	3092
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	7	3247
1928	<5	—	5	4151
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	9	3023
1923	<5	—	8	3175
1922	<5	—	7	3532
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	8	3208
1919	<5	—	6	3736
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	5	3264