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Obed

100% boys · 72 born in 2025

Obed has been given to about 4,135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,643
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Obed per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 137
  • Born in 202572
  • All time4,135

How popular is Obed?

Its best year was 2005, when 137 babies were given the name, ranking 1168th. The typical living American called Obed is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Obed

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fred0.55
  2. Ted0.55
  3. Reed0.55
  4. Ed0.55
  5. Ned0.55
  6. Jed0.55
  7. Syed0.55
  8. Owen0.53

Middle names for Obed

Ranked by flow score
  1. Obed Paul0.77
  2. Obed John0.77
  3. Obed Blake0.76
  4. Obed Wade0.76
  5. Obed Ross0.76
  6. Obed Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Obed

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.93
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Alonsobrother · 0.93
  4. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  5. Samirasister · 0.93
  6. Ilianasister · 0.93

Where Obed is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Obed Anderson0.77
  2. Obed White0.72
  3. Obed Nguyen0.72
  4. Obed Moore0.72
  5. Obed Hill0.72
  6. Obed Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Obed

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Obed across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.