Boys' name · since 2007
Oberon
Oberon has 283 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oberon is the #5557 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 283 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oberon has been recorded 283 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #5557 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #10,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,557 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oberon ranks #10,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,557 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 283 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,557 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oberon's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oberon compares
283 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oberon's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oberon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oberon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oberon's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oberon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Oberon by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (149 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Oberon's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Oberon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 149 births (53% of all-time use).
Oberon by state
Where Oberon concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 6.4% |
18 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oberon's data
- California records the most Oberons (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oberon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Oberon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.