How Many People Are Named Oban?
An estimated 23 people in the United States have the first name Oban. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Oban peaked in popularity in 2021 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oban as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oban paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Oban is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
23
About 1 in 14,902,363 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2021
8 births
Total Registered
23
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oban
Oban is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 23 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oban as a male name
Ranked #13,780 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Oban: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oban span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 13 babies were registered. Oban remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oban by Decade
How has Oban tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oban + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oban as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oban
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oban: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oban?
We estimate approximately 23 people named Oban are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,902,363 Americans share this first name.
Is Oban a common name?
Oban is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 42.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oban most popular?
Oban reached peak popularity in 2021, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oban is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oban a male name?
Oban is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oban Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oban Smith, Oban Johnson, Oban Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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