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Obinna

100% boys · 16 born in 2025

Obinna has been given to about 874 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 827
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Obinna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 32
  • Born in 202516
  • All time874
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Obinna?

Its best year was 2006, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 3361st. The typical living American called Obinna is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Obinna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Odin0.53
  2. Olin0.53
  3. Orin0.53
  4. Obie0.53
  5. Montana0.52
  6. Krishna0.52
  7. Orrin0.50

Middle names for Obinna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Obinna John0.89
  2. Obinna Lee0.89
  3. Obinna Dean0.88
  4. Obinna Bryce0.88
  5. Obinna Ross0.88
  6. Obinna Quinn0.88

Sibling names for Obinna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.82
  2. Palomasister · 0.82
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.82
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.82
  5. Daliasister · 0.81
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.81

Where Obinna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Obinna White0.84
  2. Obinna Reyes0.84
  3. Obinna Nguyen0.84
  4. Obinna Moore0.84
  5. Obinna Lee0.84
  6. Obinna Hill0.84

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 Obinna

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

Obinna 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.