Tobiah vs Toby

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

Name A

Tobiah

Boy name · Rank #5975

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1099

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Metric Tobiah Toby
Current Rank #5975 #1099
Total Births (all years) 683 34,846
Peak Year 2016 1975
Peak Year Births 39 1,191
Peak Decade 2010s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobiah Toby
1880s - 10
1890s - 6
1900s - 32
1910s - 163
1920s - 253
1930s - 501
1940s - 1,240
1950s - 2,124
1960s - 4,359
1970s 61 9,884
1980s 57 3,759
1990s 79 3,127
2000s 143 4,855
2010s 243 3,403
2020s 100 1,130

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobiah Toby
2014 24 446
2015 20 371
2016 39 316
2017 28 284
2018 30 271
2019 14 226
2020 18 172
2021 16 193
2022 17 177
2023 13 158
2024 15 196
2025 21 234

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, 1971–2025.

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