How Many People Are Named Obie?
An estimated 1,752 people in the United States have the first name Obie. It is predominantly male (93.9%). The average bearer is 56 years old, and Obie peaked in popularity in 1924 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obie 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 Obie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,752
About 1 in 195,636 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.9% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1924
95 births
Total Registered
4,426
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obie
Obie is predominantly male (93.9%), though 271 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Obie as a male name
Ranked #5,373 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1924 (88 births)
Obie as a female name
Ranked #5,807 in 1948
5 female births in 1948
Peak: 1916 (13 births)
Obie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 749 babies were registered. Obie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Obie by Decade
How has Obie 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.
Obie by State
Birth registrations for Obie span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 93 Obies were registered per state.
Obie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Obie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Obie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obie?
We estimate approximately 1,752 people named Obie 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 195,636 Americans share this first name.
Is Obie a common name?
Obie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,426 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obie most popular?
Obie reached peak popularity in 1924, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obie a male name?
Obie is predominantly male. 93.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obie Smith, Obie Johnson, Obie 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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