Obinna
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-BIN-a
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Obinna is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “father's heart”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Obinna mean?
Igbo
“father's heart”
An Igbo name from obi, 'heart', and nna, 'father', expressing that the child is dear to the father, or to God the Father.
Is Obinna a girl's or a boy's name?
Obinna is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Obinna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 105% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Obinna, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Obinna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Obinna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Obinna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Obinna, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Obinna in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Obinna in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,593 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Nicknames for Obinna
- Obi 28 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Obinna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chukwuebuka, Oluwatobiloba, Obaloluwa, Obi, Chidubem, Tobechukwu, Kenechukwu, Ifechukwu, Araoluwa, Enioluwa, Chidera, Somtochukwu
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Kamsiyochukwu, Chizaram, Amarachi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chisom, Tobenna, Chiziterem, Naetochukwu, Lotanna, Kosisochukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Obinna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/obinna, updated 20 October 2026.