Obinna
Obinna is an Igbo name, or sometimes surname. The name's origin is from the Igbo, located in south eastern Nigeria, and is usually male. Though people from other cultures may bear the name. The direct English translation is, "father's heart". The name also means "Father's throne" depending on the context. This further explains why it's usually a name for the first sons of Igbo families.
- Igbo
Meaning & Origin of Obinna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Obinna is an Igbo name, or sometimes surname. The name's origin is from the Igbo, located in south eastern Nigeria, and is usually male. Though people from other cultures may bear the name. The direct English translation is, "father's heart". The name also means "Father's throne" depending on the context. This further explains why it's usually a name for the first sons of Igbo families.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Igbo
The Story of Obinna
Obinna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 32 Obinnas were born — ranking #3,305 that year. As of 2026, Obinna ranks #6,692 for baby boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 882 Obinnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Obinna
Obinna is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 882 births in the dataset. Obinna's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,706. Use the chart and map above to compare Obinna'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 .
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