The baby name Obadia is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-BAY-dee-uh.
Obadia is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Obadia is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-BAY-dee-uh.
Obadia is Hebrew in Origin.
Obadia is a streamlined form of the biblical name Obadiah, from Hebrew Ovadyah (often vocalized as Ovadya), meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of the Lord." The name belongs to a minor prophet whose brief Book of Obadiah is the shortest in the Hebrew Bible, enhancing the name’s religious resonance. Dropping the final -h reflects English and Romance simplification while preserving the original theophoric sense.
Use of Obadiah and its variants appeared in medieval Europe and surged among 17th-century English Puritans and early American colonists. In Jewish communities, especially Sephardi and Mizrahi, the form Ovadia remains familiar and also occurs as a surname. Variant forms include Obadiah (English standard), Ovadia/Ovadya (Hebrew/Israeli), Abdias/Abdías (Latin, Portuguese, Spanish), and Abdia (Italian). Short forms sometimes seen in English are Oba and Dia.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,149 | 30 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Obadia is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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