Recorded 1903–1951 Girls' name Peak 1915 216 births

Obera — girls' name

216 babies named Obera in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s191910s781920s971930s161950s6
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Obera was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

16 babies were named Obera in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obera

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Obera between 1903 and 1951, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Obera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obera performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Obera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Obera in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obera 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 216 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.

Obera at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

216

Since 1903

49 years of records

Peak year

1915

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1903

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1951

Obera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1903

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1915)
16
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 1951192919251921191719121903 6

Obera by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
97 births that decade — 45% of Obera's all-time total
1900s191910s781920s971930s161950s6

Obera by state

Where Obera concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Obera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 2.3%
Oklahoma share of Obera's total US births 2.3%

5 of 216 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obera?
216 babies have been named Obera since 1903. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1915 with 16 births.
When was Obera most popular?
Obera was most popular in the 1920s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Obera most popular?
The top states for the name Obera are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Obera been used?
Obera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 49 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Obera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obelia, Oberia, Oberta, Obeda, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1903–1951 (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.