Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Obed

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

137

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

40.9%

2024

All-time

4,063

Obed 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 2005, when 137 boys were named Obed.

In 2024, only 81 boys were given the name.

Down 40.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,063 Americans have been named Obed and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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