Obed
2025 SSA
About Obed
This quirky Old Testament name has potential, as parents are digging deeper into the Bible to find names for their children. It has also been used as a nickname for Obediah.
In the Old Testament, Obed was the son of Ruth and Boaz and the grandfather of David.
Pronounced OH-bed.
As of October 2026, Obed ranked #2072 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #883 in 1880.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,649 | 94 | 48.9 |
| 2015 | #1,750 | 88 | 45.9 |
| 2016 | #1,650 | 97 | 51.1 |
| 2017 | #2,182 | 62 | 33.5 |
| 2018 | #1,989 | 74 | 40.7 |
| 2019 | #2,122 | 68 | 37.9 |
| 2020 | #2,087 | 68 | 39.4 |
| 2021 | #1,862 | 83 | 47.4 |
| 2022 | #1,883 | 84 | 48.1 |
| 2023 | #1,888 | 84 | 49.1 |
| 2024 | #1,945 | 81 | 47 |
| 2025 | #2,072 | 72 | 42.2 |
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Famous Obeds
- Obed
Biblical figure, son of Ruth and grandfather of King David
- Obed
valiant man in King David's armies (1 Chr. 11:47)
- Obed
son of Ephlal, father of Jehu, descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:38)
- Obed
father of Azariah, a captain of hundreds (2 Chr. 23:1)
- Obed Yao Asamoah
former foreign minister and Attorney General of Ghana
- Obed Macy
American physician, hotelier and pioneer in Los Angeles County, California along with his son Oscar Macy