MallowbyNames

Oba

A boy's name first recorded in U.S. data in 1915. Meaning & origin entry coming soon.

Peak popularity
1915
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Declining since 2022

Declining since 2022.

Popularity of Oba since 1915

Babies named Oba per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1974, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Oba's real moment was 1915.

358192019602000Most births 1974Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1910s10
1920s5
1930s0
1940s0
1950s0
1960s5
1970s32
1980s0
1990s0
2000s0
2010s5
2020s10
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