How Many People Are Named Obediah?
people named Obediah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,441,320 people in the US has this name
Based on 226 babies named Obediah in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
8 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Obediah in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Obediah alive today is about 29 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Obediah first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1954, to 8 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Obediah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,474, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #13,359.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,359 |
| Best rank | #2,474 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #11,116 in the 2020s |
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