Obie is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Obie is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,065 for boy births in the United States (and #16,843 across all names), given to 10 babies. Obie first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (88 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,065 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,387 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,143 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,657 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,713 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,921 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,063 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,054 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,412 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,615 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,916 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,611 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,524 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,922 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,487 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,603 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,060 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,983 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,462 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,188 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,516 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,506 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,124 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,181 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,864 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,121 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,307 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,091 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | — | #5,032 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | — | #7,391 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #6,005 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,399 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,269 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,210 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | — | #3,171 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #4,165 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | — | #4,380 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | — | #3,337 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #4,127 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | — | #2,879 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | #2,791 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | — | #2,920 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,863 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | — | #2,182 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1976 | 22 | — | — | #2,153 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | — | #3,187 |
| 1974 | 34 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1973 | 27 | — | — | #1,727 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | — | #1,859 |
| 1971 | 33 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | — | #1,688 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | — | #1,630 |
| 1968 | 28 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1967 | 25 | — | — | #1,561 |
| 1966 | 31 | — | — | #1,393 |
| 1965 | 24 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1964 | 29 | — | — | #1,480 |
| 1963 | 29 | — | — | #1,476 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | — | #1,332 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | — | #1,565 |
| 1960 | 28 | — | — | #1,543 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1958 | 36 | — | — | #1,299 |
| 1957 | 47 | — | — | #1,126 |
| 1956 | 28 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1955 | 39 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1954 | 48 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1953 | 38 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1952 | 46 | — | — | #1,077 |
| 1951 | 52 | — | — | #980 |
| 1950 | 43 | — | — | #1,081 |
| 1949 | 50 | — | — | #992 |
| 1948 | 59 | — | #5,807 | #950 |
| 1947 | 51 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1946 | 59 | — | #4,824 | #919 |
| 1945 | 58 | — | #3,604 | #909 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #943 |
| 1943 | 65 | — | — | #820 |
| 1942 | 49 | — | — | #953 |
| 1941 | 50 | — | #4,303 | #970 |
| 1940 | 68 | — | #3,144 | #817 |
| 1939 | 43 | — | — | #968 |
| 1938 | 49 | — | — | #904 |
| 1937 | 54 | — | — | #833 |
| 1936 | 66 | — | #4,034 | #793 |
| 1935 | 67 | — | #4,723 | #788 |
| 1934 | 47 | — | — | #928 |
| 1933 | 52 | — | — | #863 |
| 1932 | 73 | — | #2,990 | #808 |
| 1931 | 76 | — | #4,804 | #732 |
| 1930 | 65 | — | #3,953 | #871 |
| 1929 | 66 | — | #3,322 | #885 |
| 1928 | 62 | — | — | #840 |
| 1927 | 61 | — | #3,494 | #974 |
| 1926 | 75 | — | #3,808 | #810 |
| 1925 | 69 | — | #3,591 | #867 |
| 1924 | 95 | — | #4,335 | #702 |
| 1923 | 86 | — | #3,578 | #748 |
| 1922 | 77 | — | #3,918 | #815 |
| 1921 | 79 | — | #3,340 | #830 |
| 1920 | 79 | — | — | #735 |
| 1919 | 87 | — | #2,952 | #736 |
| 1918 | 63 | — | #3,442 | #907 |
| 1917 | 90 | — | #3,023 | #672 |
| 1916 | 85 | — | #2,456 | #706 |
| 1915 | 77 | — | #3,349 | #711 |
| 1914 | 68 | — | #2,094 | #686 |
| 1913 | 47 | — | #3,568 | #719 |
| 1912 | 69 | — | #1,803 | #520 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | #1,912 | #604 |
| 1910 | 29 | — | #2,333 | #613 |
| 1909 | 24 | — | #1,707 | #703 |
| 1908 | 23 | — | #1,802 | #676 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | #1,765 | #483 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | — | #671 |
| 1905 | 30 | — | #1,391 | #503 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #554 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | — | #544 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | #1,737 | #720 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #669 |
| 1900 | 20 | — | #2,142 | #670 |
| 1899 | 17 | — | — | #468 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | — | #625 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #606 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #622 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | — | #520 |
| 1894 | 14 | — | — | #557 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #745 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #752 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #721 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | — | #861 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #799 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #806 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #632 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #817 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #690 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #860 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #842 |
| 1880 | 9 | — | — | #670 |