Tobey vs Toby

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

Name A

Tobey

Boy name · Rank #8387

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1102

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Metric Tobey Toby
Current Rank #8387 #1102
Total Births (all years) 1,690 34,607
Peak Year 2003 1975
Peak Year Births 85 1,191
Peak Decade 2000ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobey Toby
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 163
1920ss 5 253
1930ss — 501
1940ss 59 1,240
1950ss 103 2,124
1960ss 150 4,359
1970ss 375 9,885
1980ss 144 3,760
1990ss 112 3,127
2000ss 495 4,852
2010ss 196 3,402
2020ss 51 893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobey Toby
2014 25 446
2015 24 371
2016 13 316
2017 12 284
2018 10 271
2019 — 225
2020 12 172
2021 10 192
2022 14 177
2023 6 158
2024 9 194

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, 1924–2024.

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