Recorded 1975–2016 Boys' name Peak 2002 27 births

Tobius — boys' name

27 babies named Tobius in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101990s52000s62010s6

The verdict

27 boys have been named Tobius since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2016.

27
total births
1975–2016
years on record
1970s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tobius was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tobius in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobius

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Tobius between 1975 and 2016, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobius performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tobius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobius 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 27 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.

Tobius at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

27

Since 1975

42 years of records

Peak year

2002

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1975

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tobius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1975

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Tobius by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 37% of Tobius's all-time total
1970s101990s52000s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobius?
27 babies have been named Tobius since 1975. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Tobius most popular?
Tobius was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Tobius been used?
Tobius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 42 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tobius?
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, 1975–2016 (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.