How Many People Are Named Obe?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Obe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 89 years old, and Obe peaked in popularity in 1916 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obe 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 Obe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 89, Obe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1947.
- Obe is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
89
years old
Peak Year
1916
9 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obe
Obe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Obe as a male name
Ranked #3,571 in 1948
6 male births in 1948
Peak: 1916 (9 births)
Obe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obe span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 35 babies were registered. Obe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Obe by Decade
How has Obe 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.
Obe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Obe
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Obe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obe?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Obe 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Obe a common name?
Obe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obe most popular?
Obe reached peak popularity in 1916, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obe is approximately 89 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obe a male name?
Obe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obe Smith, Obe Johnson, Obe 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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