Recorded 1986–2009 Boys' name Peak 1989 31 births

Obryant — boys' name

31 babies named Obryant in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s82000s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Obryant was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Obryant in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Obryant

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Obryant between 1986 and 2009, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Obryant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Obryant performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Obryant shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Obryant in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Obryant at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

31

Since 1986

24 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1986

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2009

Obryant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1986

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 2009199019891986 8

Obryant by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 58% of Obryant's all-time total
1980s181990s82000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Obryant?
31 babies have been named Obryant since 1986. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Obryant most popular?
Obryant was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Obryant been used?
Obryant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 24 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Obryant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Obrian, Obryan, Obrien, Obra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.