Total births
25
Boys' name · since 2008
Tobyas
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Tobyas, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 2008–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
25 boys have been named Tobyas since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tobyas has 25 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2019.
- 25 total births
- 2008–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Tobyas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tobyas's full recorded timeline at 2016, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births.
Tobyas at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Tobyas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2019
- Peak year (2008)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Tobyas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Tobyas's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Tobyas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tobyas? ▼
Tobyas has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 5 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tobyas since 2008 -- 12 years through the most recent 2019 data.
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.
Keep exploring Tobyas
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tobyas
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Tobin Boy
#2800 5,570 births
Tobey Boy
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Tobe Boy
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Compare Tobyas side by side: Tobyas vs Toby Tobyas vs Tobias Tobyas vs Tobin
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tobyas: Baby Name Since 2008 - 25 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tobyas. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tobyas 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 July 2026.