Tobias vs Toby

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

Name A

Tobias

Boy name · Rank #280

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1102

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Metric Tobias Toby
Current Rank #280 #1102
Total Births (all years) 28,093 34,607
Peak Year 2016 1975
Peak Year Births 1,523 1,191
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobias Toby
1880ss 38 10
1890ss 23 6
1900ss 37 32
1910ss 144 163
1920ss 155 253
1930ss 107 501
1940ss 160 1,240
1950ss 243 2,124
1960ss 576 4,359
1970ss 2,102 9,885
1980ss 1,808 3,760
1990ss 2,266 3,127
2000ss 4,805 4,852
2010ss 9,404 3,402
2020ss 6,225 893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobias Toby
2014 742 446
2015 1,123 371
2016 1,523 316
2017 1,343 284
2018 1,294 271
2019 1,318 225
2020 1,292 172
2021 1,243 192
2022 1,260 177
2023 1,220 158
2024 1,210 194

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, 1880–2024.

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