How Many People Are Named Obinna?
An estimated 840 people in the United States have the first name Obinna. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Obinna peaked in popularity in 2006 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Obinna 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 Obinna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
840
About 1 in 408,041 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2006
32 births
Total Registered
858
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Obinna
Obinna is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 858 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Obinna as a male name
Ranked #8,757 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (32 births)
Obinna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Obinna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 237 babies were registered. While Obinna is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Obinna by Decade
How has Obinna 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.
Obinna by State
Birth registrations for Obinna span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Maryland. The lowest are in New Jersey, District of Columbia, California. On average, about 17 Obinnas were registered per state.
Obinna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Obinna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Obinna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Obinna?
We estimate approximately 840 people named Obinna 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 408,041 Americans share this first name.
Is Obinna a common name?
Obinna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 858 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Obinna most popular?
Obinna reached peak popularity in 2006, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Obinna is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Obinna a male name?
Obinna is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Obinna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Obinna Smith, Obinna Johnson, Obinna 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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