Is Obadiah a boy or girl name?
Obadiah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 131 boys were named Obadiah, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,416 US babies named Obadiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,412
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Obadiah since 1914
- 2,416
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 131 babies
Boys and girls named Obadiah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 186 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 346 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 810 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 571 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 99 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 104 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 96 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 97 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 97 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 93 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,313 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,944 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,608 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,172 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,386 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,662 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,797 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,614 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,179 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,856 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,172 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,123 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,256 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,140 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,208 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,213 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,835 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,361 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,560 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,348 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,386 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,774 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,039 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,643 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,865 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,422 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,920 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,056 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,008 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,458 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,569 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,187 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,380 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,773 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,410 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Obadiah reached #1,412 in 2024. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.