Obinna is a distinctive choice, ranked #1613 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Obinna in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1613
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About the Name Obinna
Obinna is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1475 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1578 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Obinna is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Obinna in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Obinna
Obinna Nwobodo — Obinna Emmanuel Nwobodo is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Obinna Eregbu — Obinna Eregbu is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump.
Victor Obinna — Victor Nsofor Obinna is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Obinna
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Obinna per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Obinna in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Obinna is rising: up 1,721 places since 2020, to #1,613 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,578 in 1997.
Obinna 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 Obinna include: Obinna Nwobodo, Obinna Eregbu and Victor Obinna. Short summaries for each appear below.
Obinna does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Obinnas in the wild.
16
UK babies named Obinna (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1721 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Obinna
Almost certainly the only Obinna in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Obinna
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Anthony John Valentine Obinna is a Nigerian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Owerri from 26 March 1994 until 6 March 2022.
Anthony Uzodimma Obinna, born in Umuelem Enyiogugu in Aboh Mbaise, (local government area of Imo State, Owerri) in Nigeria, was the first convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Nigeria.
Obinna Onodugo is a Nigerian professor and consultant nephrologist who serves as the Chief Medical Director of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State.