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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 86 recorded years as a table

Obadiah, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	8
1919	6
1920	8
1922	6
1923	7
1924	8
1925	8
1928	5
1929	7
1932	7
1933	5
1934	5
1935	6
1936	5
1938	5
1939	5
1941	4
1943	4
1945	4
1948	3
1949	5
1950	3
1953	4
1954	2
1955	3
1957	2
1958	2
1960	3
1966	3
1969	3
1970	5
1971	5
1972	9
1973	8
1974	14
1975	10
1976	8
1977	7
1978	13
1979	14
1980	12
1981	12
1982	10
1983	9
1984	6
1985	5
1986	8
1987	8
1988	7
1989	12
1990	7
1991	9
1992	10
1993	8
1994	9
1995	11
1996	12
1997	7
1998	13
1999	10
2000	18
2001	13
2002	15
2003	15
2004	13
2005	18
2006	20
2007	18
2008	16
2009	27
2010	29
2011	28
2012	36
2013	36
2014	37
2015	49
2016	56
2017	52
2018	53
2019	54
2020	61
2021	57
2022	71
2023	66
2024	76
2025	61

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Texas 1.0×

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 104
Rank in 2025: #1,621
How rare: 1 in 16,423 boys
Since 1914: 2,521

Most popular in 2024, at 76 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 25% per million boys born.

Top 1 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Texas	1.0×	35

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.