US rank #7489 Boys' name Peak 2023 257 births

Tobenna — #7489 US boys' name

257 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.

1990s52000s682010s1172020s67
#7489
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tobenna was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

21 babies were named Tobenna in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobenna

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Tobenna between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobenna currently holds the #7489 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobenna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tobenna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tobenna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobenna 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 257 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.

Tobenna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

257

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2023

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,489

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tobenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
21
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041999 5

Tobenna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 46% of Tobenna's all-time total
1990s52000s682010s1172020s67

Tobenna by state

Where Tobenna concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tobenna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
41 16.0%
Texas share of Tobenna's total US births 16.0%

41 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobenna?
257 babies have been named Tobenna since 1999. It currently ranks #7489 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 21 births.
When was Tobenna most popular?
Tobenna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Tobenna most popular?
The top states for the name Tobenna are Texas (41 births).
How long has the name Tobenna been used?
Tobenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tobenna?
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.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.