Obra

Boy · recorded 1918–1982

  • 1982last recorded
  • 1931best year

Most popular in 1931.

Last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Obra.

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Its story

Popularity since 1918

04819181934195019661982

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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 11 recorded years as a table
Obra, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19185
19195
19215
19235
19244
19318
19345
19404
19542
19552
19823

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Obra isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1982
6
Rank in 1982
#5,619
How rare
1 in 302,407 boys
Since 1918
59

Obra was last recorded in 1982. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1931, at 8 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Obra doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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