Tobijah vs Tobias

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

Name A

Tobijah

Boy name

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Name B

Tobias

Boy name · Rank #280

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Metric Tobijah Tobias
Current Rank Unranked #280
Total Births (all years) 16 29,322
Peak Year 2006 2016
Peak Year Births 6 1,523
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tobijah Tobias
1880ss — 38
1890ss — 23
1900ss — 37
1910ss — 144
1920ss — 155
1930ss — 107
1940ss — 160
1950ss — 243
1960ss — 576
1970ss — 2,102
1980ss — 1,807
1990ss 5 2,266
2000ss 6 4,811
2010ss 5 9,410
2020ss — 7,443

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobijah Tobias
2014 — 743
2015 — 1,123
2016 5 1,523
2017 — 1,344
2018 — 1,295
2019 — 1,319
2020 — 1,295
2021 — 1,243
2022 — 1,262
2023 — 1,222
2024 — 1,220
2025 — 1,201

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, 1997–2016.

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