Given name
Obediah
“servant of God”·“a servant of God”
Obediah is a variant of Obadiah. Interpretations include “servant of God” (Hebrew) and “a servant of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Obediah is a variant of Obadiah. Interpretations include “servant of God” (Hebrew) and “a servant of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Obediah is a variant of Obadiah. An origin associated with Obadiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Obediah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 226
- 226 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,364 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,364 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 207 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Obediah’s family of names
Obediah has a related form in Obadiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Obediah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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