Oben

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies

Oben by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Oben.

What we can tell you about Oben

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Oben. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
  • Orenpine tree or ash tree29 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Odena form of Odin, the chief god75 in the US (2017)
  • Obedservant or worshipper62 in the US (2017)
  • Obansmall bay5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Olen30 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Oben

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