Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Obadiah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Obadiah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

131

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1914Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

131

All-time

2,416

Obadiah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 131 boys were named Obadiah.

In 2024, only 131 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,416 Americans have been named Obadiah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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