Tobe vs Tobias

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

Name A

Tobe

Boy name

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Name B

Tobias

Boy name · Rank #280

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Metric Tobe Tobias
Current Rank Unranked #280
Total Births (all years) 949 28,093
Peak Year 1916 2016
Peak Year Births 20 1,523
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tobe Tobias
1880ss 121 38
1890ss 91 23
1900ss 58 37
1910ss 136 144
1920ss 108 155
1930ss 55 107
1940ss 66 160
1950ss 42 243
1960ss 55 576
1970ss 91 2,102
1980ss 25 1,808
1990ss 15 2,266
2000ss 50 4,805
2010ss 20 9,404
2020ss 16 6,225

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobe Tobias
2014 — 742
2015 — 1,123
2016 — 1,523
2017 — 1,343
2018 — 1,294
2019 — 1,318
2020 5 1,292
2021 5 1,243
2022 6 1,260
2023 — 1,220
2024 — 1,210

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, 1880–2022.

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