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.

#25,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1997
2010s
peak 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.

  • #25,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 32 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obada ranks #25,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#25,460 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Obada's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
45678910 19972000200120112016 6

Obada by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 47% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #25,460 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Obada sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obada ranks #25,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Obada

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Obada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.