Obie

African, Igbo

"heart"

Obie Origin and Meaning

The name Obie is a boy's name.

Obie has multiple origins, functioning as both a standalone name and a nickname. It emerged as a traditional diminutive for names like Obadiah, a Hebrew biblical name meaning 'servant of God.' It's also used as a nickname for names beginning with 'O' such as Oscar, Osborne, or Oswald. In some cases, Obie derives from the German surname 'Obie,' which likely originated as an occupational name or location-based surname. The name has maintained consistent but low-level usage in English-speaking countries throughout the 20th century. Obie gained some cultural recognition through figures like American football player Obie Trotter and through the Obie Awards in theater. The name's short, straightforward phonetic structure gives it a friendly, approachable quality. Its versatility as both a formal name and nickname has contributed to its endurance, though it has never been among the most popular masculine names in recorded statistics.

Obie Rank in US Top 1000

# 990 in the US

Popularity of the name Obie

• 1766 Nameberry 2019
• 776 England 2023

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Famous People Named Obie

• Obie Trice American rapper
• Obie Bermúdez Puerto Rican singer
• Renaldo "Obie" Benson American R&B singer of The Four Tops
• Obadiah Nelson "Obie" Trotter American,Hungarian basketball player
• Obie Scott Wade American TV producer
• Petrus Cornelius Jacobus "Obie" Oberholzer South African photographer

The name Obie in Pop Culture

• Obie award for Off,Broadway (OB) plays
• Overton "Obie" Wakefield Jones character on TV's "Living Single"