Boys' name · since 1982
Obryan
Obryan has 301 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 301
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Obryan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 301 have been recorded since 1982.
Obryan has 301 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2021.
- #10,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 301 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Obryan ranks #10,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 301
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Obryan's 301 recorded births place it above 76.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Obryan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Obryan's full recorded timeline at 2003, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Obryan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2021
- Peak year (1984)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Obryan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (136 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Obryan's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Obryan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 136 births (45% of all-time use).
Obryan by state
Where Obryan concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Obryan's data
- Obryan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Obryans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Obryan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1982–2021 (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 Obryan 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.