The baby name Obba is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OB-uh (IPA: /ˈɒbə/).
Obba is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Obba is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OB-uh (IPA: /ˈɒbə/).
Obba is Yoruba in Origin.
Obba is a West African and Afro‑Caribbean given name rooted in Yorùbá religion, denoting the orisha Òbà/Obbá, guardian of the Ọbà River and patron of marriage, domestic harmony, and steadfast devotion. As a theophoric choice, it signals protection, loyalty, and resilience. In Cuba and Puerto Rico (Lukumí/Santería) and in Brazil (Candomblé), Obba/Obá has been used since the 19th–20th centuries as a feminine devotional name, while in Nigeria it appears more rarely but is recognized through orisha veneration and praise poetry.
Variants include Obbá (Lukumí), Ọbà (standard Yorùbá with tone marks), Obá (Brazilian Portuguese orthography), and Oba (anglicized). Though similar to Yorùbá ọba ‘king,’ Obba/Òbà is etymologically separate; king‑based compounds such as Obafemi or Obasanjo are unrelated. Meaning in contemporary use is therefore ‘devotee/child of Òbà’ or ‘of the river Òbà,’ carrying connotations of fidelity and endurance.
Obba is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 34 times, across 15 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Obba is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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