Oberon is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Oberon in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Oberon
Oberon is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 418 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1984 in 2021 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2001.
Oberon is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oberon
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Oberon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Oberon in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Oberon is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 418 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Oberon is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Oberon include: Oberon Zell-Ravenheart — Oberon Zell is a Neopagan writer, speaker and religious leader.; Active Oberon — Active Oberon is a general purpose programming language developed during 1996–1998 by the group around Niklaus Wirth and Jürg Gutknecht at the Swiss Federal....
Oberon does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Oberons in the wild.
10
UK babies named Oberon (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 418 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Oberon
Likely around 1 other Oberon in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Oberon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Active Oberon is a general purpose programming language developed during 1996–1998 by the group around Niklaus Wirth and Jürg Gutknecht at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich). It is an extension of the programming language Oberon.