Tobin vs Toby

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

Name A

Tobin

Boy name · Rank #2791

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Name B

Toby

Boy name · Rank #1102

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Metric Tobin Toby
Current Rank #2791 #1102
Total Births (all years) 5,533 34,607
Peak Year 2013 1975
Peak Year Births 163 1,191
Peak Decade 2010ss 1970ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1941 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tobin Toby
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 163
1920ss — 253
1930ss — 501
1940ss 33 1,240
1950ss 308 2,124
1960ss 667 4,359
1970ss 1,074 9,885
1980ss 454 3,760
1990ss 431 3,127
2000ss 1,006 4,852
2010ss 1,236 3,402
2020ss 324 893

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tobin Toby
2014 154 446
2015 130 371
2016 118 316
2017 84 284
2018 84 271
2019 79 225
2020 87 172
2021 79 192
2022 61 177
2023 51 158
2024 46 194

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, 1941–2024.

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