Names / Boy names
Obsidian
Current rank
#5,778
and rising
All-time peak
#5,010
in 2023
First recorded
2013
in U.S. data
Children named
134
since 2013
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,010 in 2023 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Obsidian makes its debut in American naming records in 2013, where it reads as a boys' name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 134 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.