Unisex name
Obie
388 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2022. Expression number: 22.
Origin
Named after the actress Merle Oberon, whose husband Lucien Ballard used this kind of lighting to hide small scars on her face after a car accident.From Wiktionary, entry “Obie”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2022: 45 births. 388 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. It really came into use around 2017. It is still given: 189 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1924: 95 births. 4,436 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1950s. It is given to girls (6%) as well as boys (94%). It really came into use around 1900. It is still given: 81 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
22
the large-scale builder (master number)
6 + 2 + 9 + 5 = 22
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
2 = 2
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.