Obe — boys' name

What the Data Says About Obe

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Obe between 1881 and 1948, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obe performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Obe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obe 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 73 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.