Is Obinna a boy or girl name?

Obinna is a boy’s name. Of the 874 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Obinna

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Obinna was most popular in 2006, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,583 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 874 people named Obinna.

Obinna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Obinna’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Obinna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Obinna is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 874 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Obinna

Where Obinna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org