Tobie Boy & girl
How popular is Tobie?
Peaked in 1973
No babies were recorded with the name Tobie in 2025. It was most used in 1973, when 27 boys got the name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
1,947living people named Tobie (est.)
50median age of people named Tobie
2,321babies named Tobie since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Tobie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1973 (27 boys) |
| Highest rank | #874 in 1904 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 51% boys, 49% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tobie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Toby family of names ranked #825 for boys in 2025 (#911 the year before), with 273 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tobie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #959 |
| 1900s | 18 | #874 |
| 1910s | 59 | #2,044 |
| 1920s | 29 | #3,778 |
| 1930s | 21 | #2,628 |
| 1940s | 47 | #2,194 |
| 1950s | 62 | #2,110 |
| 1960s | 69 | #2,363 |
| 1970s | 188 | #1,696 |
| 1980s | 90 | #2,678 |
| 1990s | 117 | #3,905 |
| 2000s | 129 | #4,038 |
| 2010s | 80 | #6,048 |
| 2020s | 17 | #9,709 |
Questions
- Is Tobie a boy or girl name?
- Tobie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 51% of babies named Tobie were boys and 49% were girls.
- How popular is the name Tobie?
- No babies were recorded with the name Tobie in 2025. It was most used in 1973, when 27 boys got the name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Tobie most popular?
- Tobie peaked in 1973, when 27 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #874 in 1904.
- How many people are named Tobie?
- 2,321 babies have been named Tobie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,947 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.