Total births
128
Boys' name · since 1970
Toben
128 babies named Toben in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 128
- total births
- 1970–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Toben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 128 recorded since 1970.
Toben has 128 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2021.
- 128 total births
- 1970–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
128 boys have been named Toben since 1970, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 128
- total births
- 1970–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Toben was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
14 babies were named Toben in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Toben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Toben's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Toben at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Toben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2021
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Toben by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Toben's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Toben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Toben? ▼
Toben has been given to 128 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 14 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Toben most popular? ▼
Toben was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Toben been used? ▼
Records for Toben go back to 1970, giving 52 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Toben? ▼
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.
What to do with Toben's data
- Toben's decade-level peak was the 2000s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Toben
Nearby Names Like Toben
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Toben
Toby Boy
#1099 34,846 births
Tobias Boy
#280 29,322 births
Tobin Boy
#2800 5,570 births
Tobey Boy
#8417 1,698 births
Tobe Boy
949 births
Compare Toben side by side: Toben vs Toby Toben vs Tobias Toben vs Tobin
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Toben: Baby Name Since 1970 - 128 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/toben. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Toben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.