Boys' name · since 1999
Tobenna
271 babies named Tobenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
271 babies have been named Tobenna since 1999, making it today's #6650 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobenna has been recorded 271 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #6650 nationally and more common than 52% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,650 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobenna ranks #11,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,650 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 271 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tobenna's 271 recorded births place it above 75.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tobenna compares
271 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tobenna's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tobenna | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tobenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tobenna splits its recorded history at 2013: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tobenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tobenna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Tobenna's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tobenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (43% of all-time use).
Tobenna by state
Where Tobenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 17.3% |
47 of 271 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tobenna's data
- Tobenna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tobennas (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tobenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tobenna 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 August 2026.