Obadiah
Obadiah is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 131 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1310.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024131 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1914
- 2,416people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,416 boys have been named Obadiah in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 131 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2012, and the 2010s alone account for 34%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Obadiah | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | |
| 1920s | 53 | |
| 1930s | 40 | |
| 1940s | 29 | |
| 1950s | 35 | |
| 1960s | 17 | |
| 1970s | 152 | |
| 1980s | 166 | |
| 1990s | 186 | |
| 2000s | 346 | |
| 2010s | 810 | |
| 2020s | 571 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Obadiah was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Obadiah
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Hendrickpeak 2024
- Allisterpeak 2022
- Aripeak 2022
- Elliotpeak 2022
- Sulaimanpeak 2023
- Samsonpeak 2024
- Imranpeak 2023
- Grahampeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.