US rank #3761 Boys' name Peak 2021 266 births

Oberon — #3761 US boys' name

266 babies named Oberon in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s1172020s132
#3761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Oberon was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

37 babies were named Oberon in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oberon

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Oberon between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oberon currently holds the #3761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oberon performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oberon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oberon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oberon 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 266 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.

Oberon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2021

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oberon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
37
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
010203040 202420222020201820162014201220082007 6

Oberon by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
132 births that decade — 50% of Oberon's all-time total
2000s172010s1172020s132

Oberon by state

Where Oberon concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oberon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 6.8%
California share of Oberon's total US births 6.8%

18 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oberon?
266 babies have been named Oberon since 2007. It currently ranks #3761 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 37 births.
When was Oberon most popular?
Oberon was most popular in the 2020s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Oberon most popular?
The top states for the name Oberon are California (18 births).
How long has the name Oberon been used?
Oberon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oberon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obed, Obert, Obediah, Oberyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2007–2024 (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.