Tobie
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 59.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1975 · 80 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,390since 1917
Tobie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | — | #12,330 | 5 | |
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | — | |
| 2018 | — | #9,670 | 7 | |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #6,053 | 14 |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #6,070 | 14 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #5,901 | 14 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #5,492 | 14 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #4,044 | 20 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #5,390 | 13 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #6,042 | 10 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #3,911 | 16 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #4,407 | 12 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #3,777 | 20 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #2,801 | 29 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #2,715 | 30 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #1,936 | 46 | #2,054 | 23 |
| 1975 | #1,342 | 80 | #2,065 | 22 |
| 1974 | #1,428 | 71 | #2,199 | 19 |
| 1973 | #1,361 | 73 | #1,696 | 27 |
| 1972 | #1,975 | 41 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #2,212 | 36 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,081 | 39 | #2,213 | 17 |
| 1969 | #2,396 | 29 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #2,538 | 24 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,211 | 29 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | #4,197 | 5 | |
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,310 | 11 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Tobie! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1928, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
See more about Tobie
- 1,015 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,107)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1975 at #1,342 (80 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 18,223 girls born in 1975 were named Tobie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 33.5% of all girls named Tobie (465) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2022, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #4,291 (1918) | #4,443 |
| 1920s | 17 | #3,682 (1929) | #4,485 |
| 1930s | 17 | #2,579 (1938) | #3,181 |
| 1940s | 109 | #2,272 (1941) | #3,031 |
| 1950s | 157 | #2,376 (1958) | #2,875 |
| 1960s | 207 | #2,211 (1963) | #2,871 |
| 1970s | 465 | #1,342 (1975) | #2,163 |
| 1980s | 114 | #4,126 (1985) | #6,738 |
| 1990s | 101 | #5,896 (1999) | #8,543 |
| 2000s | 108 | #7,138 (2005) | #9,867 |
| 2010s | 58 | #8,701 (2010) | #13,401 |
| 2020s | 26 | #10,107 (2025) | #10,514 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tobie in 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 19,975 of them was named Tobie, which outranked 86.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,349Sarina74
- #1,349Scarlett74
- #1,349Shakira74
- #1,361Tobie73
- #1,361Alena73
- #1,361Apryl73
- #1,361Edie73
- #1,374Alia72
- #1,374Andra72
- #1,374Andre72
Tied with 12 names at #1,361; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 57,725 of them was named Tobie, which outranked 71.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,653Tonya28
- #1,653Tyran28
- #1,653Winfield28
- #1,696Tobie27
- #1,696Ajay27
- #1,696Alessandro27
- #1,696Anselmo27
- #1,736Abner26
- #1,736Adonis26
- #1,736Aloysius26
Tied with 39 names at #1,696; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.