Boys' name · since 1917
Oby
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Oby, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oby is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Oby recorded 11 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1924.
- #33,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oby ranks #33,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oby's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oby splits its recorded history at 1924: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1924
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Oby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Oby's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Oby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1917–1924 (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 Oby 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.