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Obed

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2024, ranging from #1949 to #4789.20002005200920182024#1949#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2859
1998#2901
1999#2097
2000#2501
2001#1949
2002#2636
2004#3009
2005#3208
2006#4052
2007#3589
2008#2775
2009#3227
2010#3865
2012#3987
2013#4685
2018#3959
2019#3937
2022#4789
2023#3523
2024#3254

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 20 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

In 2007: #527 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3589 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #527 in Republic of Ireland in 2007.

Obed'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#32546HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#39374HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#32275HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#27756HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#5274HighVerified

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

Where Obed is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Obed, between 1997 and 2024, in 20 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200719972024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1997–202420#1949 in 2001
Republic of Ireland20071#527 in 2007

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 2013; it appears again in 2018.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Obed

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1997–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #527 in Republic of Ireland in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.