NameTides

Obi

Obi was the #3,757 boys' name in the US in 2025 (29 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales.

Obi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Obi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Obi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,757 (29)#1,066 (28)—
2024#3,793 (29)#968 (32)—
2023#3,228 (37)#843 (38)—
2022#3,216 (37)#758 (43)#2,052 (8)
2021#3,297 (35)#963 (31)—
2020#5,980 (14)#1,051 (26)—
2019#5,813 (15)#1,083 (25)—
2018#6,703 (12)#1,235 (21)—
2017#7,546 (10)#1,289 (20)—
2016#9,664 (7)#1,187 (23)—
2015#7,491 (10)#2,150 (10)—
2014#6,632 (12)#2,079 (10)—
2013#7,026 (11)#2,403 (8)—
2012—#1,962 (11)—
2011#10,808 (6)#1,688 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #3,228.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2007.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Obi is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 61,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 74,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Obi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Obi (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ObiCanadaBoys—too few
ObiEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
ObiNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ObiUSBoys#3,75729