Boys' name · since 1912
Obbie
296 babies named Obbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 296
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Obbie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 296 have been recorded since 1912.
Obbie has 296 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2004.
- #10,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 296 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obbie ranks #10,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 296
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Obbie's 296 recorded births place it above 76.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Obbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obbie's full recorded timeline at 1941, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obbie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2004
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Obbie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (65 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Obbie's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Obbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s
1930s
56 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 65 births (22% of all-time use).
Obbie by state
Where Obbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Obbie's data
- Obbie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Obbies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Obbie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Obbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
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, 1912–2004 (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 Obbie 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.