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Obada

oh-BAH-dah /oʊˈbɑdə/

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In short
Obada is a unique and strong male name of Arabic origin. Pronounced as oh-BAH-dah, it carries a sense of strength and resilience.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2016 (#10,744)
Babies in 2016
6 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#8,079 in 2011
First recorded
1997

Meaning of Obada

Obada is a unique and strong male name with origins in Arabic. This name is also associated with the Hebrew name Obadiah. In recent years, the popularity of the name Obada has been on the rise in the United States. According to data from the Social Security Administration, there were 6 occurrences of babies named Obada in 2016, ranking at number 10,734. The name Obada carries a sense of strength and resilience, making it a great choice for parents who want a meaningful and distinctive name for their baby boy.

How to pronounce Obada

Popularity of Obada in the U.S.

Obada was last recorded in the U.S. in 2016, ranked #10,744 with 6 babies. It peaked at #8,079 in 2011. It first appears in the records in 1997.

Bar and line chart: Obada in the U.S., 1997–2016. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 9 in 2011 and 6 in 2016. Line: rank among boy names, peak #8,079 in 2011, #10,744 in 2016.
  • Boys named Obada (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1997–2016. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1997⁠–⁠2016 5 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2016610,744back
201198,079back
200178,339▲ 2,010
2000510,349back
199759,265new

Notable people named Obada

  • Obada Abdel Shafy — Abdel-Shafy Fahmy Obada is an Egyptian mathematics professor and the founding president of the Egyptian Mathematical Society.