How Many People Are Named Obbie?
An estimated 120 people in the United States have the first name Obbie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Obbie peaked in popularity in 1920 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obbie 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 Obbie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Obbie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
120
About 1 in 2,856,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1920
10 births
Total Registered
296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obbie
Obbie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 296 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Obbie as a male name
Ranked #9,665 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 1920 (10 births)
Obbie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obbie span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 65 babies were registered. Obbie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Obbie by Decade
How has Obbie 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.
Obbie by State
Obbie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obbie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Obbie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Obbie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obbie?
We estimate approximately 120 people named Obbie 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 2,856,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Obbie a common name?
Obbie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obbie most popular?
Obbie reached peak popularity in 1920, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obbie is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obbie a male name?
Obbie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obbie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obbie Smith, Obbie Johnson, Obbie 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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