Given name & surname
Oba
“a king”
Oba is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
In mythological stories, Oba is associated with the goddess of rivers.
Oba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67
- 67 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155 as a first name in 2020; 533 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oba’s family of names
Oba has a related form in Obah. Oba has a related form in Obba. Oba has a related form in Obbah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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