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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Obie

Used in both girl and boy records

Obie appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Obie by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDObie as a girl’s nameUS records 1900–1948
#14164girl rank1916peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDObie as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#1790boy rank1924peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Obie in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191613 uses#129819051900–194834 listed years
Boy192488 uses#45718991880–2020139 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.