Obelia

oh-BEE-lee-uh /oʊˈbiːliə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Obelia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Obelia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1943. Obelia was first reported in SSA data in 1909 and peaked in 1918 (13 births).

About the name Obelia

Pronunciationoh-BEE-lee-uh /oʊˈbiːliə/
13peak births 1918
1909first in SSA data

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How popular is Obelia?

Girls named Obelia
190919101915192019251930193519401943
Girls named Obelia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1909–1943 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1943) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Obelia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19435—#5,181
19316—#4,219
19286—#4,580
19275—#5,398
19256—#4,819
19246—#4,892
19195—#5,366
191813—#2,635
19176—#4,461
19165—#4,963
19148—#2,809
19096—#2,160
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