Obey

oh-BAY /oʊˈbeɪ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Obey is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Obey is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1955. Obey was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1920 (6 births).

About the name Obey

Pronunciationoh-BAY /oʊˈbeɪ/
6peak births 1920
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Obey

How popular is Obey?

Boys named Obey
19201930194019501955
Boys named Obey per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1955 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1955) 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

Obey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19555—#4,232
19435—#3,907
19206—#4,144