Boys' name · since 1973
Tobian
Tobian has 12 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Tobian since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobian has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1975.
- #33,020 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobian ranks #33,020 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,020 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tobian's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tobian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tobian's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tobian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1975
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Tobian by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Tobian's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tobian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tobian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1973–1975 (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 Tobian 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.