Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1996
Obianuju
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Obianuju, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1996–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Obianuju is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 1996.
Obianuju has 28 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2019.
- 28 total births
- 1996–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Obianuju since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 28
- total births
- 1996–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Obianuju was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
7 babies were named Obianuju in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Obianuju's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obianuju's full recorded timeline at 2007, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obianuju at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Obianuju popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2019
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Obianuju by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Obianuju's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Obianuju births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Obianuju? ▼
28 babies have been named Obianuju since 1996. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Obianuju most popular? ▼
Obianuju was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Obianuju been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Obianuju since 1996 -- 24 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Obianuju? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Obianuju's data
- Obianuju's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1996–2019 (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. "Obianuju: Baby Name Since 1996 - 28 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/obianuju. 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 Obianuju 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.