Recorded 1993–2013 Boys' name Peak 1993 15 births

Obaid — boys' name

15 babies named Obaid in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102010s5
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Obaid was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

5 babies were named Obaid in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obaid

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Obaid between 1993 and 2013, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obaid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obaid performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Obaid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obaid 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 15 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.

Obaid at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

15

Since 1993

21 years of records

Peak year

1993

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1993

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2013

Obaid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1993

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1993)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 201319951993 5

Obaid by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 67% of Obaid's all-time total
1990s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obaid?
15 babies have been named Obaid since 1993. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1993 with 5 births.
When was Obaid most popular?
Obaid was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Obaid been used?
Obaid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 21 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Obaid?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.