Tobe vs Toby

Side-by-side comparison of Tobe and Toby - 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

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1099

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Metric Tobe Toby
Current Rank Unranked #1099
Total Births (all years) 949 34,846
Peak Year 1916 1975
Peak Year Births 20 1,191
Peak Decade 1910s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobe Toby
1880s 121 10
1890s 91 6
1900s 58 32
1910s 136 163
1920s 108 253
1930s 55 501
1940s 66 1,240
1950s 42 2,124
1960s 55 4,359
1970s 91 9,884
1980s 25 3,759
1990s 15 3,127
2000s 50 4,855
2010s 20 3,403
2020s 16 1,130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobe Toby
2014 - 446
2015 - 371
2016 - 316
2017 - 284
2018 - 271
2019 - 226
2020 5 172
2021 5 193
2022 6 177
2023 - 158
2024 - 196
2025 - 234

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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