Total births
48
Boys' name · since 1994
Obeth
48 babies named Obeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 48
- total births
- 1994–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Obeth sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 48 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obeth has been recorded 48 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2018.
- 48 total births
- 1994–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
48 boys have been named Obeth since 1994, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 48
- total births
- 1994–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Obeth was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Obeth in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Obeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obeth's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obeth at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Obeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2018
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Obeth by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Obeth's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Obeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Obeth? ▼
Obeth has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 7 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Obeth most popular? ▼
Obeth was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Obeth been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Obeth since 1994 -- 25 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Obeth? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obed, Obert, Oberon, Obediah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Obeth
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Obeth
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Oberon Boy
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Obediah Boy
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Oberyn Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1994–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Obeth: Baby Name Since 1994 - 48 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/obeth. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Obeth 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 June 2026.