Recorded 1920–1999 Girls' name Peak 1975 163 births

Obdulia — girls' name

163 babies named Obdulia in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s71940s71950s101960s271970s491980s171990s25
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Obdulia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

10 babies were named Obdulia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obdulia

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Obdulia between 1920 and 1999, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Obdulia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obdulia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Obdulia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Obdulia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obdulia 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 163 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.

Obdulia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

163

Since 1920

80 years of records

Peak year

1975

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1920

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 1999

Obdulia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1920

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1975)
10
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
4681012 1999198919781971196619471920 7

Obdulia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 30% of Obdulia's all-time total
1920s211930s71940s71950s101960s271970s491980s171990s25

Obdulia by state

Where Obdulia concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Obdulia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 9.8%
#2 Texas
6 3.7%
California share of Obdulia's total US births 9.8%
Even split

16 of 163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obdulia?
163 babies have been named Obdulia since 1920. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1975 with 10 births.
When was Obdulia most popular?
Obdulia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Obdulia most popular?
The top states for the name Obdulia are California (16 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Obdulia been used?
Obdulia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 80 years of data through 1999.

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, 1920–1999 (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.