Recorded 2008–2019 Boys' name Peak 2008 25 births

Tobyas — boys' name

25 babies named Tobyas in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

25 boys have been named Tobyas since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.

25
total births
2008–2019
years on record
2010s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Tobyas was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tobyas in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tobyas

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Tobyas between 2008 and 2019, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tobyas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tobyas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tobyas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tobyas 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 25 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.

Tobyas at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

25

Since 2008

12 years of records

Peak year

2008

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2008

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tobyas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2008

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2008)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20192017201620142008 5

Tobyas by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 80% of Tobyas's all-time total
2000s52010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tobyas?
25 babies have been named Tobyas since 2008. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2008 with 5 births.
When was Tobyas most popular?
Tobyas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Tobyas been used?
Tobyas has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 12 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tobyas?
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, 2008–2019 (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.