Unisex name · since 1917
Tobie
1,390 babies named Tobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tobie is the #10176 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,390 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobie has been recorded 1,390 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #10176 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, 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 1917 to 2025.
- #5,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,176 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,390 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobie ranks #5,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,176 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,390 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tobie's 1,390 recorded births place it above 91.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tobie compares
1,390 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tobie's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tobie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,390 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tobie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tobie splits its recorded history at 1977: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tobie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Tobie popularity over time - boys
931 total births recorded since 1886 (Tobie as boys' name)
Tobie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (465 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Tobie's strongest decade.
465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tobie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 109
1940s
109 births
- 1950s 157
1950s
157 births
- 1960s
1960s
207 births
- 1970s
1970s
465 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 465 births (33% of all-time use).
How Tobie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tobie's total volume
Tobie by state
Where Tobie concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 2.7% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
38 of 1,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tobie's data
- Tobie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (465 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tobies (38 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tobie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Tobie 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.