How Many People Are Named Obet?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Obet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Obet peaked in popularity in 2001 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obet 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 Obet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Obet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
9 births
Total Registered
26
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obet
Obet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Obet as a male name
Ranked #12,153 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 2001 (9 births)
Obet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obet span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 21 babies were registered. Obet remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Obet by Decade
How has Obet 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.
Obet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Obet
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Obet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obet?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Obet 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Obet a common name?
Obet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obet most popular?
Obet reached peak popularity in 2001, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obet is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obet a male name?
Obet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obet Smith, Obet Johnson, Obet 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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