Is Obie a boy or girl name?
Obie is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Obie, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.1% of the 4,426 US babies named Obie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,373
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Obie since 1880
- 4,426
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 95 babies
Boys and girls named Obie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 162 | 42 | 20.6% |
| 1910s | 556 | 93 | 14.3% |
| 1920s | 680 | 69 | 9.2% |
| 1930s | 559 | 33 | 5.6% |
| 1940s | 522 | 34 | 6.1% |
| 1950s | 407 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,373 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,137 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,657 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,712 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,916 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,060 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,054 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,409 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,612 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,915 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,611 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,521 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,920 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,487 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,603 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,060 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,982 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,461 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,188 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,150 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,507 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,125 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,181 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,864 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,121 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,307 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,091 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,031 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,389 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #6,005 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,398 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,269 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,165 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,380 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,128 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,920 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,186 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 29 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 47 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 52 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 50 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 54 | #950 | 5 | #5,807 |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 53 | #919 | 6 | #4,824 |
| 1945 | 50 | #909 | 8 | #3,604 |
| 1944 | 47 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 65 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 49 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 44 | #970 | 6 | #4,303 |
| 1940 | 59 | #817 | 9 | #3,144 |
| 1939 | 43 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 49 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 54 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 60 | #792 | 6 | #4,034 |
| 1935 | 62 | #788 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1934 | 47 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 52 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 63 | #809 | 10 | #2,990 |
| 1931 | 71 | #732 | 5 | #4,804 |
| 1930 | 58 | #871 | 7 | #3,953 |
| 1929 | 57 | #885 | 9 | #3,322 |
| 1928 | 62 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 52 | #974 | 9 | #3,495 |
| 1926 | 67 | #810 | 8 | #3,808 |
| 1925 | 60 | #867 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1924 | 88 | #702 | 7 | #4,335 |
| 1923 | 77 | #748 | 9 | #3,578 |
| 1922 | 69 | #815 | 8 | #3,918 |
| 1921 | 69 | #830 | 10 | #3,340 |
| 1920 | 79 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 76 | #736 | 11 | #2,952 |
| 1918 | 54 | #907 | 9 | #3,442 |
| 1917 | 80 | #672 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1916 | 72 | #706 | 13 | #2,456 |
| 1915 | 69 | #711 | 8 | #3,349 |
| 1914 | 56 | #686 | 12 | #2,094 |
| 1913 | 42 | #719 | 5 | #3,568 |
| 1912 | 58 | #520 | 11 | #1,803 |
| 1911 | 26 | #604 | 8 | #1,912 |
| 1910 | 23 | #613 | 6 | #2,333 |
| 1909 | 16 | #703 | 8 | #1,707 |
| 1908 | 16 | #676 | 7 | #1,802 |
| 1907 | 24 | #483 | 7 | #1,765 |
| 1906 | 14 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 21 | #503 | 9 | #1,391 |
| 1904 | 17 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #720 | 6 | #1,737 |
| 1901 | 11 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #670 | 5 | #2,142 |
| 1899 | 17 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 14 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 7 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #670 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Obie reached #468 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #1,391 in 1905. 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 1920s, 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.