Boys' name · since 1971
Tobiah
Tobiah has 683 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 683
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tobiah currently ranks #4750 among boys' names in America, with 683 babies recorded since 1971.
Tobiah has 683 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4750 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #6,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,750 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 683 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobiah ranks #6,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,750 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 683 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,750 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 683
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tobiah's 683 recorded births place it above 85.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tobiah compares
683 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Tobiah's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tobiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 683 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tobiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tobiah splits its recorded history at 2002: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tobiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tobiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Tobiah's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tobiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tobiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tobiah's total volume
Tobiah by state
Where Tobiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.6% |
11 of 683 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tobiah's data
- Tobiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tobiahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tobiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Tobiah 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.