Recorded 1956–2015 Boys' name Peak 1977 394 births

Tobby — boys' name

394 babies named Tobby in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s571970s2331980s401990s322000s122010s5
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tobby was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

36 babies were named Tobby in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobby

The Social Security Administration has registered 394 babies named Tobby between 1956 and 2015, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobby currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobby performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tobby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobby 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 394 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.

Tobby at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

394

Since 1956

60 years of records

Peak year

1977

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1956

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tobby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1956

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1977)
36
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
010203040 201519941987198019761972196819621956 5

Tobby by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
233 births that decade — 59% of Tobby's all-time total
1950s151960s571970s2331980s401990s322000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobby?
394 babies have been named Tobby since 1956. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1977 with 36 births.
When was Tobby most popular?
Tobby was most popular in the 1970s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Tobby been used?
Tobby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 60 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tobby?
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, 1956–2015 (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.