Is Obed a boy or girl name?
Obed is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 81 boys were named Obed, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,063 US babies named Obed were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,945
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Obed since 1880
- 4,063
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 137 babies
Boys and girls named Obed, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 115 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 184 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 326 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 599 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,083 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 889 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 83 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 74 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 93 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 100 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 117 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 114 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 137 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 98 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 96 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 63 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 58 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,105 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,454 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,537 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,811 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,468 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,207 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,200 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,098 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,220 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,446 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,893 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,413 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #883 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Obed reached #883 in 1880. 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 2000s, 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.