Names / Boy names
Obi
Current rank
#3,823
and rising
All-time peak
#3,261
in 2022
First recorded
2007
in U.S. data
Children named
299
since 2007
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,261 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Obi first shows up in 2007. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 299 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.