Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Obie (masculine) | Obie (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #1913 | 0.001 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #1499 | 0.001 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #1180 | 0.002 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #922 | 0.003 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #839 | 0.005 | - | - | ||
| 1920 | #813 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1910 | #689 | 0.008 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #589 | 0.011 | #1887 | 0.001 | ||
| 1890 | #592 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #725 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
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