Boys' name · since 1977
Obinna
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 874 babies named Obinna, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Obinna currently ranks #5693 among boys' names in America, with 874 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Obinna recorded 874 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #5693 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #5,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,693 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 874 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obinna ranks #5,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,693 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 874 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,693 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Obinna's 874 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Obinna compares
874 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Obinna's all-time total is 137% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Obinna | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 874 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Obinna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Obinna's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Obinna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Obinna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Obinna's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Obinna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (27% of all-time use).
How Obinna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Obinna's total volume
Obinna by state
Where Obinna concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 71 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
71 of 874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Obinna's data
- Obinna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (237 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Obinnas (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Obinna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Obinna 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.