Obadiah
Obadiah was the 1630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1414th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 59 places. More babies were named Obadiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,630 boys, down 64 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 104boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,521babies recorded
Obadiah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,630 | 104 |
| 2020 | #1,566 | 105 |
| 2010 | #2,313 | 56 |
| 2000 | #2,662 | 35 |
| 1990 | #4,123 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,424 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,213 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1950 | #3,585 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,410 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Obadiah, counting every spelling?
Obadiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,518 for boys in 2025, against #1,630 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Obadiah?
104 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Obadiah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Obadiah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Obadiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Obadiah?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Obadiah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 25. That makes Obadiah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Obadiah by state
How common Obadiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.4×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Obadiah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Obadiah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Obadiah
How popular is the name Obadiah?
Obadiah was the 1630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 104 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1414th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 59 places. More babies were named Obadiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Obadiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Obadiah in the US.
Where is Obadiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Obadiah was most common in Michigan (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Indiana.