How Many People Are Named Obi?
people named Obi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,150,790 people in the US has this name
Based on 299 babies named Obi in Social Security records from 2007 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
37 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "heart" in Igbo.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Obi in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Obi alive today is about 6 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Obi first appears in the records in 2007 and was given most often in 2022, to 37 babies. In 2025, 29 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2007 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Obi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,259, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #3,822.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,822 |
| Best rank | #3,259 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,662 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Obi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Obi were born in California than in any other state: about 23 of those alive today.
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