Obie
Obie was the 8065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 468th; the most babies were born in 1924 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,149 places. More babies were named Obie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,065 boys, down 1,144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192488 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,436babies recorded
Obie popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 271 since 1900.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,065 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,921 | 12 |
| 2010 | #8,603 | 9 |
| 2000 | #8,864 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,269 | 10 |
| 1980 | #2,920 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,688 | 27 |
| 1960 | #1,543 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,081 | 43 |
| 1940 | #817 | 59 |
| 1930 | #871 | 58 |
| 1920 | #735 | 79 |
| 1910 | #613 | 23 |
| 1900 | #670 | 15 |
| 1890 | #721 | 9 |
| 1880 | #670 | 9 |
How popular is Obie, counting every spelling?
Obie is a spelling of Obi, a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obi | 29 | #3,823 | 167 |
| Obie | 10 | #8,065 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Obie?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Obie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Obie 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Obie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Obie?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Obie are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 34 and 73. That makes Obie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Obie by state
How common Obie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Obie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Obie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Obie
How popular is the name Obie?
Obie was the 8065th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 468th; the most babies were born in 1924 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,149 places. More babies were named Obie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Obie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Obie in the US.
Where is Obie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Obie was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys).