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 #8417

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1099

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Metric Tobey Toby
Current Rank #8417 #1099
Total Births (all years) 1,698 34,846
Peak Year 2003 1975
Peak Year Births 85 1,191
Peak Decade 2000s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobey Toby
1880s - 10
1890s - 6
1900s - 32
1910s - 163
1920s 5 253
1930s - 501
1940s 59 1,240
1950s 103 2,124
1960s 150 4,359
1970s 375 9,884
1980s 144 3,759
1990s 112 3,127
2000s 495 4,855
2010s 196 3,403
2020s 59 1,130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobey Toby
2014 25 446
2015 24 371
2016 13 316
2017 12 284
2018 10 271
2019 - 226
2020 12 172
2021 10 193
2022 14 177
2023 6 158
2024 9 196
2025 8 234

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, 1924–2025.

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