Tobias
- #283 for boys in 2025, 1,201 births
- Peak · boys
- 2016 · 1,523 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,322since 1880
Tobias over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Tobias has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #283 | 1,201 |
| 2024 | #280 | 1,220 |
| 2023 | #279 | 1,222 |
| 2022 | #275 | 1,262 |
| 2021 | #276 | 1,243 |
| 2020 | #263 | 1,295 |
| 2019 | #272 | 1,319 |
| 2018 | #273 | 1,295 |
| 2017 | #269 | 1,344 |
| 2016 | #246 | 1,523 |
| 2015 | #316 | 1,123 |
| 2014 | #418 | 743 |
| 2013 | #486 | 568 |
| 2012 | #509 | 520 |
| 2011 | #528 | 480 |
| 2010 | #522 | 495 |
| 2009 | #503 | 536 |
| 2008 | #529 | 507 |
| 2007 | #472 | 572 |
| 2006 | #480 | 552 |
| 2005 | #480 | 523 |
| 2004 | #495 | 493 |
| 2003 | #497 | 495 |
| 2002 | #527 | 427 |
| 2001 | #569 | 365 |
| 2000 | #585 | 341 |
| 1999 | #591 | 328 |
| 1998 | #593 | 317 |
| 1997 | #639 | 262 |
| 1996 | #746 | 203 |
| 1995 | #718 | 220 |
| 1994 | #772 | 186 |
| 1993 | #743 | 197 |
| 1992 | #825 | 163 |
| 1991 | #737 | 191 |
| 1990 | #722 | 199 |
| 1989 | #701 | 196 |
| 1988 | #687 | 186 |
| 1987 | #746 | 151 |
| 1986 | #694 | 171 |
| 1985 | #707 | 156 |
| 1984 | #725 | 144 |
| 1983 | #690 | 155 |
| 1982 | #623 | 194 |
| 1981 | #594 | 208 |
| 1980 | #546 | 246 |
| 1979 | #498 | 279 |
| 1978 | #483 | 282 |
| 1977 | #512 | 256 |
| 1976 | #474 | 277 |
| 1975 | #521 | 239 |
| 1974 | #553 | 212 |
| 1973 | #653 | 149 |
| 1972 | #678 | 140 |
| 1971 | #733 | 126 |
| 1970 | #695 | 142 |
| 1969 | #773 | 101 |
| 1968 | #958 | 58 |
| 1967 | #955 | 57 |
| 1966 | #1,016 | 51 |
| 1965 | #873 | 70 |
| 1964 | #1,114 | 47 |
| 1963 | #1,020 | 55 |
| 1962 | #1,187 | 43 |
| 1961 | #1,121 | 49 |
| 1960 | #1,167 | 45 |
| 1959 | #1,280 | 37 |
| 1958 | #1,420 | 30 |
| 1957 | #1,634 | 24 |
| 1956 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1955 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #2,044 | 15 |
| 1953 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #1,430 | 28 |
| 1951 | #1,430 | 27 |
| 1950 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #1,544 | 23 |
| 1948 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #2,356 | 11 |
| 1946 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #1,682 | 18 |
| 1941 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1939 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #1,549 | 24 |
| 1920 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Tobias was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Tobias is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#116 · 1 in 349
- New Hampshire#130 · 1 in 409
- Montana#149 · 1 in 418
- Oklahoma#162 · 1 in 589
- Kansas#167 · 1 in 611
Best ever in a state: #62 in Alaska, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #116 | 11 | 1 in 349 |
| New Hampshire | #130 | 11 | 1 in 409 |
| Montana | #149 | 9 | 1 in 418 |
| Oklahoma | #162 | 30 | 1 in 589 |
| Kansas | #167 | 23 | 1 in 611 |
| New Mexico | #179 | 11 | 1 in 591 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| West Virginia | #183 | 10 | 1 in 616 |
| Arkansas | #189 | 19 | 1 in 662 |
| North Dakota | #191 | 6 | 1 in 559 |
| Indiana | #192 | 44 | 1 in 720 |
| Idaho | #196 | 13 | 1 in 664 |
| Nebraska | #196 | 13 | 1 in 678 |
| Ohio | #198 | 64 | 1 in 821 |
| South Carolina | #201 | 28 | 1 in 757 |
| Washington | #205 | 40 | 1 in 820 |
| Wisconsin | #210 | 29 | 1 in 808 |
| Minnesota | #218 | 29 | 1 in 845 |
| Colorado | #229 | 28 | 1 in 959 |
| Nevada | #230 | 13 | 1 in 869 |
| North Carolina | #238 | 52 | 1 in 990 |
| Oregon | #247 | 17 | 1 in 886 |
| Missouri | #252 | 28 | 1 in 993 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 21 | 1 in 978 |
| Utah | #255 | 20 | 1 in 983 |
| Arizona | #260 | 31 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Illinois | #261 | 43 | 1 in 1,152 |
| Iowa | #276 | 14 | 1 in 988 |
| Michigan | #288 | 34 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Florida | #290 | 66 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Louisiana | #293 | 17 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Alabama | #301 | 18 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Georgia | #322 | 38 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Pennsylvania | #342 | 32 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Virginia | #343 | 24 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 25 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Texas | #358 | 104 | 1 in 1,683 |
| Maryland | #389 | 13 | 1 in 1,761 |
| California | #397 | 83 | 1 in 2,114 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Mississippi | #471 | 6 | 1 in 1,806 |
| New York | #472 | 35 | 1 in 2,412 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| New Jersey | #707 | 9 | 1 in 4,418 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tobias
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 20 spots since 2020 (#263 → #283)
- 33 spots since 2015 (#316 → #283)
- Biggest jump: 531 spots in 1901
- Biggest drop: 358 spots in 1902
Rise & fade · boys
136 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2016 at #246 (1,523 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 69 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 69 yrs · run 1967–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,246
- Highest: 1 in 1,246 boys born in 2016 were named Tobias (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,422 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 32.1% of all boys named Tobias (9,410) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 38 | #628 (1889) | #738 |
| 1890s | 23 | #814 (1890) | #961 |
| 1900s | 37 | #779 (1901) | #1,096 |
| 1910s | 144 | #1,193 (1910) | #1,692 |
| 1920s | 155 | #1,549 (1921) | #2,161 |
| 1930s | 107 | #1,461 (1934) | #2,465 |
| 1940s | 160 | #1,532 (1941) | #1,868 |
| 1950s | 243 | #1,280 (1959) | #1,616 |
| 1960s | 576 | #773 (1969) | #1,018 |
| 1970s | 2,102 | #474 (1976) | #580 |
| 1980s | 1,807 | #546 (1980) | #671 |
| 1990s | 2,266 | #591 (1999) | #709 |
| 2000s | 4,811 | #472 (2007) | #514 |
| 2010s | 9,410 | #246 (2016) | #384 |
| 2020s | 7,443 | #263 (2020) | #276 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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