Obie Name Popularity

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How popular is Obie?

Ranking 5,017th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Obie is rare.

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #468 in 1899.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1924 with 88 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Obie was less than 5, most recently in 1996.

Obie, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1896-1899, 1909-1912, 1921-1924, 2001-2004, and 2013-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1981-1984.

Obie's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Obie be?

Obie's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Obie for their newborn has risen dramatically.

The name Obie is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Obie (Girl)		Obie (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	19	5,017
2017		< 5	--	11	7,390
2016		< 5	--	13	6,596
2015		< 5	--	15	5,904
2014		< 5	--	9	8,598
2013		< 5	--	5	13,496
2012		< 5	--	12	6,913
2011		< 5	--	13	6,479
2010		< 5	--	9	8,589
2009		< 5	--	6	12,051
2008		< 5	--	15	5,973
2007		< 5	--	22	4,458
2006		< 5	--	23	4,187
2005		< 5	--	22	4,149
2004		< 5	--	27	3,513
2003		< 5	--	6	10,502
2002		< 5	--	7	9,123
2001		< 5	--	6	10,176
2000		< 5	--	7	8,860
1999		< 5	--	5	11,117
1998		< 5	--	6	9,305
1997		< 5	--	8	7,088
1996		< 5	--	< 5	--
1995		< 5	--	< 5	--
1994		< 5	--	12	5,031
1993		< 5	--	7	7,387
1992		< 5	--	9	6,004
1991		< 5	--	10	5,398
1990		< 5	--	10	5,270
1989		< 5	--	13	4,210
1988		< 5	--	17	3,170
1987		< 5	--	11	4,162
1986		< 5	--	10	4,375
1985		< 5	--	14	3,339
1984		< 5	--	10	4,126
1983		< 5	--	16	2,878
1982		< 5	--	17	2,789
1981		< 5	--	18	2,650
1980		< 5	--	16	2,920
1979		< 5	--	16	2,861
1978		< 5	--	22	2,180
1977		< 5	--	27	1,892
1976		< 5	--	22	2,155
1975		< 5	--	12	3,186
1974		< 5	--	34	1,511
1973		< 5	--	27	1,726
1972		< 5	--	24	1,857
1971		< 5	--	33	1,517
1970		< 5	--	27	1,687
1969		< 5	--	26	1,628
1968		< 5	--	28	1,496
1967		< 5	--	25	1,560
1966		< 5	--	31	1,395
1965		< 5	--	24	1,615
1964		< 5	--	29	1,480
1963		< 5	--	29	1,473
1962		< 5	--	35	1,332
1961		< 5	--	27	1,563
1960		< 5	--	27	1,569
1959		< 5	--	31	1,433
1958		< 5	--	36	1,294
1957		< 5	--	47	1,124
1956		< 5	--	28	1,501
1955		< 5	--	39	1,212
1954		< 5	--	48	1,092
1953		< 5	--	38	1,226
1952		< 5	--	46	1,078
1951		< 5	--	52	980
1950		< 5	--	43	1,082
1949		< 5	--	50	991
1948		5	5,808	54	950
1947		< 5	--	51	1,007
1946		6	4,822	53	919
1945		8	3,604	50	910
1944		< 5	--	47	944
1943		< 5	--	65	819
1942		< 5	--	49	953
1941		6	4,302	44	970
1940		9	3,142	59	816
1939		< 5	--	43	968
1938		< 5	--	49	905
1937		< 5	--	54	833
1936		6	4,034	60	792
1935		5	4,723	62	788
1934		< 5	--	47	928
1933		< 5	--	51	872
1932		10	2,990	64	801
1931		5	4,804	71	731
1930		7	3,954	58	871
1929		9	3,323	57	885
1928		< 5	--	62	840
1927		9	3,496	52	974
1926		8	3,807	67	810
1925		9	3,591	60	867
1924		7	4,335	88	702
1923		9	3,579	77	748
1922		8	3,918	69	815
1921		10	3,340	69	830
1920		< 5	--	79	735
1919		11	2,952	76	736
1918		9	3,442	54	907
1917		10	3,023	80	672
1916		13	2,456	72	706
1915		8	3,349	69	711
1914		12	2,094	56	686
1913		5	3,568	42	719
1912		11	1,803	58	520
1911		8	1,913	26	604
1910		6	2,333	23	613
1909		8	1,707	16	703
1908		7	1,802	16	676
1907		7	1,765	24	483
1906		< 5	--	14	671
1905		9	1,391	21	503
1904		< 5	--	17	554
1903		< 5	--	17	544
1902		6	1,737	11	720
1901		< 5	--	11	669
1900		5	2,142	15	670
1899		< 5	--	17	468
1898		< 5	--	13	625
1897		< 5	--	13	606
1896		< 5	--	13	622
1895		< 5	--	16	520
1894		< 5	--	14	557
1893		< 5	--	9	745
1892		< 5	--	6	1,041
1891		< 5	--	8	752
1890		< 5	--	9	721
1889		< 5	--	7	861
1888		< 5	--	8	799
1887		< 5	--	7	806
1886		< 5	--	10	632
1885		< 5	--	7	817
1884		< 5	--	9	690
1883		< 5	--	6	860
1882		< 5	--	5	1,053
1881		< 5	--	6	842
1880		< 5	--	9	670

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.