Obrian
Jáder Rafael Obrian Arias is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Categoría Primera A club Independiente Santa Fe.
Meaning & Origin of Obrian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jáder Rafael Obrian Arias is a Colombian footballer who plays as a winger for Categoría Primera A club Independiente Santa Fe.
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The Story of Obrian
Obrian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 29 Obrians were born — ranking #2,057 that year. As of 2026, Obrian ranks #8,981 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 482 Obrians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Obrian
Obrian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 482 births in the dataset. Obrian's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #2,057. Use the chart and map above to compare Obrian'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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