Oberon
Oberon is a name with a single cultural origin: Literature.
- Literature
Meaning & Origin of Oberon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oberon is a name with a single cultural origin: Literature.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Literature
The Story of Oberon
The earliest SSA record of Oberon as a baby boy name dates back to 2007, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Oberon — #3,176 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Oberon on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Oberon ranks #3,769 for baby boys with 30 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 325 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Oberon
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Oberon. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Oberon
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Oberon
Oberon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Oberon's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,176. Use the chart and map above to compare Oberon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.