Total births
296
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.
- 296
- total births
- 1912–2004
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that 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.
- 296 total births
- 1912–2004 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
296 boys have been named Obbie since 1912, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2004.
- 296
- total births
- 1912–2004
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Obbie was born in this single decade.
1920
Single peak year
10 babies were named Obbie in 1920 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1920
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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% |
Alabama share of Obbie's total US births 1.7%
5 of 296 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Obbie? ▼
296 babies have been named Obbie since 1912. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1920 with 10 births.
When was Obbie most popular? ▼
Obbie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Obbie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Obbie are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Obbie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Obbie since 1912 -- 93 years through the most recent 2004 data.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Obbie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Obbie: Baby Name Since 1912 - 296 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/obbie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.