Boys' name · since 2008

Obama

Obama has 30 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#25,905 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade

Obama sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obama has been recorded 30 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2009.

  • #25,905 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 30 born since 2008
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obama ranks #25,905 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2008, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,905 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Obama's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% 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.

Obama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Obama's full recorded timeline at 2009, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 14 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Obama popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
13.51414.51515.51616.5 20082009 16

Obama by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (30 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Obama's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Obama births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 30 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obama? ▼
30 babies have been named Obama since 2008. All-time, it sits at #25,905 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
Where does Obama sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obama ranks #25,905 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 Obama most popular? ▼
Obama was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Obama been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Obama since 2008 -- 2 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Obama? ▼
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Obama: 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, 2008–2009 (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 Obama 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.