Obediah — #10958 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Obediah

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Obediah between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obediah currently holds the #10958 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obediah performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Obediah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obediah 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 220 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.