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Obediah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Obediah?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Obediah, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 2475, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1912.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1954 with 8 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Obediah was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

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

How popular will Obediah be?

The popularity trend for Obediah has remained mostly unchanged for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Obediah lately has remained about the same.

The name Obediah is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Obediah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 8 9,416
2016 < 5 --
2015 5 13,473
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 7 10,440
2011 < 5 --
2010 5 13,712
2009 < 5 --
2008 6 12,141
2007 5 13,849
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 5 11,951
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 5 10,353
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 5 9,747
1992 < 5 --
1991 5 9,204
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 5 6,990
1980 < 5 --
1979 6 5,850
1978 5 6,494
1977 5 6,557
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 < 5 --
1971 5 5,440
1970 5 5,235
1969 < 5 --
1968 < 5 --
1967 < 5 --
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 < 5 --
1963 < 5 --
1962 < 5 --
1961 < 5 --
1960 < 5 --
1959 < 5 --
1958 < 5 --
1957 7 3,461
1956 5 4,312
1955 < 5 --
1954 8 3,106
1953 < 5 --
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 6 3,601
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 7 3,083
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 6 3,540
1934 5 4,058
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 5 4,167
1930 7 3,501
1929 5 4,381
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 < 5 --
1925 6 4,069
1924 7 3,749
1923 < 5 --
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 5 4,779
1919 5 4,615
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 6 3,773
1915 < 5 --
1914 7 2,833
1913 < 5 --
1912 6 2,475
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
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 < 5 --

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.