Girls' name · since 1892
Tobitha
21 babies named Tobitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1892
- 1940s
- peak decade
Tobitha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobitha has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1981.
- #45,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1892
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobitha ranks #45,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1892, peaking in the 1940s.
- #45,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1892
- 1940s
- peak decade
Tobitha's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tobitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tobitha's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1942 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tobitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1981
- Peak year (1942)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Tobitha by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).
1940s was Tobitha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Tobitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Tobitha's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tobitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1892–1981 (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 Tobitha 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.