Obed

Given to 4,135 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#2056

recorded as boys

118 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 72

Peak year

2005

137 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,135

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as boys

Obed was most popular in 2005, when 137 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). In 2025, 72 babies were named Obed, ranking #2056 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	72	2056
2024	<5	—	81	1938
2023	<5	—	84	1875
2022	<5	—	84	1875
2021	<5	—	83	1853
2020	<5	—	68	2069
2019	<5	—	68	2110
2018	<5	—	74	1981
2017	<5	—	62	2170
2016	<5	—	97	1641
2015	<5	—	88	1740
2014	<5	—	94	1641
2013	<5	—	99	1568
2012	<5	—	93	1657
2011	<5	—	100	1565
2010	<5	—	114	1447
2009	<5	—	117	1433
2008	<5	—	110	1482
2007	<5	—	118	1387
2006	<5	—	114	1391
2005	<5	—	137	1162
2004	<5	—	98	1435
2003	<5	—	95	1400
2002	<5	—	96	1372
2001	<5	—	87	1429
2000	<5	—	111	1214
1999	<5	—	71	1560
1998	<5	—	59	1719
1997	<5	—	63	1599
1996	<5	—	77	1375
1995	<5	—	58	1588
1994	<5	—	58	1581
1993	<5	—	62	1493
1992	<5	—	41	1955
1991	<5	—	64	1422
1990	<5	—	46	1730
1989	<5	—	41	1831
1988	<5	—	40	1731
1987	<5	—	37	1760
1986	<5	—	26	2161
1985	<5	—	33	1794
1984	<5	—	28	1933
1983	<5	—	28	1905
1982	<5	—	31	1815
1981	<5	—	33	1726
1980	<5	—	29	1910
1979	<5	—	31	1788
1978	<5	—	20	2279
1977	<5	—	17	2556
1976	<5	—	21	2177
1975	<5	—	15	2637
1974	<5	—	18	2277
1973	<5	—	25	1782
1972	<5	—	10	3152
1971	<5	—	13	2686
1970	<5	—	14	2509
1969	<5	—	12	2549
1968	<5	—	15	2109
1967	<5	—	15	2030
1966	<5	—	7	3249
1965	<5	—	5	3930
1964	<5	—	21	1729
1963	<5	—	12	2414
1962	<5	—	7	3305
1961	<5	—	11	2538
1960	<5	—	10	2685
1959	<5	—	13	2295
1958	<5	—	12	2370
1957	<5	—	6	3552
1956	<5	—	8	2969
1955	<5	—	9	2764
1954	<5	—	5	3827
1953	<5	—	5	3798
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	5	3714
1950	<5	—	8	2770
1949	<5	—	8	2802
1948	<5	—	8	2788
1947	<5	—	6	3370
1946	<5	—	10	2403
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	10	2405
1942	<5	—	5	3560
1941	<5	—	10	2333
1940	<5	—	5	3459
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	5	3534
1937	<5	—	6	3175
1936	<5	—	9	2452
1935	<5	—	11	2246
1934	<5	—	13	2022
1933	<5	—	5	3642
1932	<5	—	11	2313
1931	<5	—	8	2864
1930	<5	—	9	2781
1929	<5	—	9	2766
1928	<5	—	8	3076
1927	<5	—	18	1871
1926	<5	—	12	2436
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	18	1894
1923	<5	—	17	1941
1922	<5	—	18	1883
1921	<5	—	12	2502
1920	<5	—	15	2131
1919	<5	—	15	2063
1918	<5	—	16	1998
1917	<5	—	10	2562
1916	<5	—	17	1771
1915	<5	—	10	2458
1914	<5	—	11	1975
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	6	2269
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	8	1193
1909	<5	—	6	1277
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	5	1074
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	6	809