Obed Name Popularity

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How popular is Obed?

Ranking 2,012th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Obed is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Obed has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 883, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2005 with 137 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Obed was less than 5, most recently in 1952.

Obed, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1916, 1969-1973, 1975-1979, 1988-1991, 1992-1996, and 1997-2000.

Obed's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Obed be?

The popularity trend for Obed has been moving upward for a while. however, the number of children named Obed lately has dropped.

The name Obed is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Obed (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		72	2,012
2017		62	2,179
2016		97	1,645
2015		88	1,748
2014		93	1,661
2013		99	1,574
2012		93	1,664
2011		100	1,571
2010		114	1,453
2009		117	1,440
2008		110	1,486
2007		118	1,395
2006		114	1,397
2005		137	1,167
2004		97	1,443
2003		95	1,406
2002		96	1,379
2001		87	1,437
2000		111	1,218
1999		71	1,570
1998		59	1,734
1997		63	1,622
1996		77	1,385
1995		58	1,597
1994		58	1,596
1993		62	1,508
1992		41	1,972
1991		64	1,426
1990		46	1,746
1989		41	1,850
1988		40	1,759
1987		37	1,783
1986		26	2,201
1985		33	1,825
1984		28	1,962
1983		28	1,941
1982		31	1,839
1981		33	1,756
1980		29	1,941
1979		31	1,820
1978		20	2,351
1977		17	2,629
1976		21	2,218
1975		15	2,725
1974		18	2,335
1973		25	1,809
1972		10	3,279
1971		13	2,773
1970		14	2,595
1969		12	2,650
1968		15	2,165
1967		15	2,107
1966		7	3,452
1965		5	4,282
1964		21	1,778
1963		12	2,500
1962		7	3,534
1961		10	2,833
1960		10	2,807
1959		14	2,266
1958		12	2,464
1957		6	3,855
1956		8	3,130
1955		9	2,913
1954		5	4,200
1953		5	4,196
1952		< 5	--
1951		5	4,097
1950		8	2,956
1949		8	2,953
1948		8	2,946
1947		6	3,640
1946		10	2,501
1945		6	3,218
1944		< 5	--
1943		10	2,510
1942		5	3,923
1941		10	2,444
1940		5	3,803
1939		< 5	--
1938		5	3,894
1937		6	3,414
1936		9	2,571
1935		11	2,353
1934		13	2,092
1933		5	4,008
1932		11	2,426
1931		8	3,019
1930		9	2,940
1929		9	2,907
1928		8	3,284
1927		18	1,931
1926		12	2,522
1925		9	3,076
1924		18	1,949
1923		17	2,004
1922		18	1,937
1921		12	2,591
1920		15	2,196
1919		15	2,123
1918		16	2,047
1917		10	2,669
1916		17	1,821
1915		10	2,568
1914		11	2,067
1913		< 5	--
1912		6	2,474
1911		< 5	--
1910		8	1,279
1909		6	1,403
1908		< 5	--
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		< 5	--
1902		5	1,258
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		5	1,192
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	883

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.