Total births
32
Boys' name · since 1997
Obada
Obada has 32 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 32
- total births
- 1997–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Obada sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 32 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obada has been recorded 32 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2016.
- 32 total births
- 1997–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
32 boys have been named Obada since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 32
- total births
- 1997–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Obada was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
9 babies were named Obada in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Obada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obada's full recorded timeline at 2001, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obada at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Obada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016
- Peak year (2011)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Obada by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Obada's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Obada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Obada? ▼
Obada has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Obada most popular? ▼
Obada was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Obada been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Obada since 1997 -- 20 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Obada? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obadiah, Obaloluwa, Oba, Obaida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Obada
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Obada: Baby Name Since 1997 - 32 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/obada. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Obada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.