Obadiah — #1412 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Obadiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,416 babies named Obadiah between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obadiah currently holds the #1412 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obadiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 810 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Obadiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 170 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Obadiah in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obadiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,416 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.