Toba vs Toby

Side-by-side comparison of Toba and Toby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Toba

Girl name · Rank #6174

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1102

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Metric Toba Toby
Current Rank #6174 #1102
Total Births (all years) 436 34,607
Peak Year 2024 1975
Peak Year Births 19 1,191
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Toba Toby
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 32
1910ss 8 163
1920ss — 253
1930ss 5 501
1940ss 35 1,240
1950ss 5 2,124
1960ss 5 4,359
1970ss 16 9,885
1980ss 16 3,760
1990ss 49 3,127
2000ss 86 4,852
2010ss 136 3,402
2020ss 75 893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Toba Toby
2014 16 446
2015 14 371
2016 17 316
2017 18 284
2018 9 271
2019 17 225
2020 15 172
2021 11 192
2022 15 177
2023 15 158
2024 19 194

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2024.

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