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 #5947

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1102

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Metric Tobiah Toby
Current Rank #5947 #1102
Total Births (all years) 662 34,607
Peak Year 2016 1975
Peak Year Births 39 1,191
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobiah Toby
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 163
1920ss — 253
1930ss — 501
1940ss — 1,240
1950ss — 2,124
1960ss — 4,359
1970ss 61 9,885
1980ss 57 3,760
1990ss 79 3,127
2000ss 143 4,852
2010ss 243 3,402
2020ss 79 893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobiah Toby
2014 24 446
2015 20 371
2016 39 316
2017 28 284
2018 30 271
2019 14 225
2020 18 172
2021 16 192
2022 17 177
2023 13 158
2024 15 194

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, 1971–2024.

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