Recorded 1911–1977 Unisex name Peak 1969 22 births

Tobbie — boys' name

22 babies named Tobbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51960s71970s10
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tobbie was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tobbie in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Tobbie between 1911 and 1977, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobbie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Tobbie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1956.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobbie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tobbie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobbie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tobbie at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

22

Since 1911

67 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1911

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1977

Tobbie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1911

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1977197019691911 5

Tobbie popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1956 (Tobbie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 197019691956 5

Tobbie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 45% of Tobbie's all-time total
1910s51960s71970s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobbie?
22 babies have been named Tobbie since 1911. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Tobbie most popular?
Tobbie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Is Tobbie a unisex name?
Yes, Tobbie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 22 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Tobbie been used?
Tobbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 67 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Tobbie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Toby, Tobias, Tobin, Tobey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.