Recorded 1997–2016 Boys' name Peak 2006 16 births

Tobijah — boys' name

16 babies named Tobijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s62010s5

The verdict

16 boys have been named Tobijah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

16
total births
1997–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tobijah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tobijah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Tobijah between 1997 and 2016, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tobijah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobijah 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 16 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.

Tobijah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

16

Since 1997

20 years of records

Peak year

2006

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1997

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tobijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1997

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 201620061997 5

Tobijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 38% of Tobijah's all-time total
1990s52000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobijah?
16 babies have been named Tobijah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
When was Tobijah most popular?
Tobijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tobijah been used?
Tobijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 20 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tobijah?
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.

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, 1997–2016 (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.