Obaid

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Obaid: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Obaid: Recorded since 1998, it reached #1,953 in 2008, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
16times a registrar ranked it
27years from first to last
#1953highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1998–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1998	#2419
1999	#2943
2000	#2142
2003	#3467
2005	#3208
2006	#2870
2007	#4333
2008	#1953
2011	#3830
2012	#4805
2013	#3315
2014	#4632
2015	#2707
2017	#4812
2021	#4789
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 16 of the 27 years from 1998 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1998–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2419 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1953 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Obaid by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Obaid in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	30	6 of 10	5
2010s	25	6 of 10	4
2020s	6	2 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Obaid appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1953 in England and Wales in 2008.

Obaid's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2707	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#4805	3	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#2142	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1998 and 2024, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,953, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Kenzy · #1953, 15y
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Adonay · #1951, 13y
Ebubechukwu · #1951, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Farris · #1953, 26y
Nuno · #1953, 18y
Elkie · #1952, 27y
Nechama · #1952, 26y

Obaid and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Obaid without appearing here.

Obaid moved ahead of

Morten Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #4747.
Tayla Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4333 and #3095 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1953 and #2775.
Garry Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #3373.
Kristoffer Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4333 and #4333 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #3373.

Moved ahead of Obaid

Gunnar Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2707 and #3373 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3040.
Fredrik Compare
In 1998 they stood at #2419 and #2901 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #2943 and #1505.
Ole Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2707 and #3908 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3449.
Filip Compare
In 1998 they stood at #2419 and #2901 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #2943 and #1664.

Moved the opposite way to Obaid

Albie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 while Albie went from #716 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 while Alfie went from #71 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 while Alfred went from #174 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 while Archie went from #120 to #10.

Moved the same way as Obaid

Aaron Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 and Aaron from #31 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 and Adam from #21 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 and Alan from #196 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1998 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Obaid went from #2419 to #5119 and Alex from #46 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1998 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1953 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Obaid

Obaid at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Obaid by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Obaid appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Obaid at a glance

Obaid by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Obaid appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Obaid and the names beside it

Obaid moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Obaid

Moved the opposite way to Obaid

Moved the same way as Obaid