Obaid
Boy · oh-BAYD · Arabic
Obaid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little servant of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Obaid mean?
Arabic: diminutive of 'abd 'servant'
“little servant of God”
Often found in the fuller form Ubaydullah, 'little servant of God'.
- Say it
- oh-BAYD
Is Obaid a girl's or a boy's name?
Obaid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Obaid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Obaid, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Obaid than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Obaid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Obaid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
Names like Obaid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed Muhammad Hamza Fahad Khalid Hammad Hamid Fareed Usayd Abdullah Imaad Ziyad
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