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Sep 2026

Obie

OriginShort form of Obadiah or African, Igbo
Meaning"heart"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Obie as a girl's name

About Obie

Variation of Obi

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Obie ranked #8065 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #468 in 1899.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,656#4,658'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015—00
2016—00
2017—00
2018—00
2019—00
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2021—00
2022#4,6572212.6
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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  • Obadiah Nelson "Obie" Trotter

    American,Hungarian basketball player

  • Obie Scott Wade

    American TV producer

  • Petrus Cornelius Jacobus "Obie" Oberholzer

    South African photographer

Obie in pop culture

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  • Overton "Obie" Wakefield Jones

    character on TV's "Living Single"

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