How Many People Are Named Obed?
An estimated 3,625 people in the United States have the first name Obed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Obed peaked in popularity in 2005 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obed 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 Obed paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,625
About 1 in 94,553 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2005
137 births
Total Registered
4,063
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obed
Obed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,063 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Obed as a male name
Ranked #1,945 in 2024
81 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (137 births)
Obed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obed span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,083 babies were registered. While Obed is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Obed by Decade
How has Obed 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.
Obed by State
Birth registrations for Obed span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, Massachusetts. On average, about 121 Obeds were registered per state.
Obed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Obed
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Obed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obed?
We estimate approximately 3,625 people named Obed 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 94,553 Americans share this first name.
Is Obed a common name?
Obed is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,063 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obed most popular?
Obed reached peak popularity in 2005, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obed is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obed a male name?
Obed is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obed Smith, Obed Johnson, Obed 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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