Given name
Obelia
“one who acts as a pillar of strength”
Obelia is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “one who acts as a pillar of strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “one who acts as a pillar of strength.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Obelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 0 boys · 77 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 13 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 girls is 5 in 1943. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1918.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Obelia’s family of names
Obelia has a related form in Obelea. Obelia has a related form in Obeleah. Obelia has a related form in Obeley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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