Unisex name · since 1976
Tobyn
307 babies named Tobyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tobyn currently ranks #12394 among unisex names in America, with 307 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobyn has been recorded 307 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #12394 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #10,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,394 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 307 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tobyn ranks #10,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,394 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 307 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,394 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 307
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tobyn's 307 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tobyn compares
307 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tobyn's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tobyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 307 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tobyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tobyn's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tobyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Tobyn popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2013 (Tobyn as girls' name)
Tobyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (120 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tobyn's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tobyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (39% of all-time use).
Tobyn by state
Where Tobyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 307 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tobyn's data
- Tobyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tobyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tobyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Tobyn 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.