How Many People Are Named Tobey?
people named Tobey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 156,638 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,456 babies named Tobey in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
106 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tobey, 29.1% were girls and 70.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Tobey fell from 60.1% in the 1940s to 0% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tobey alive today is about 40 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tobey first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1975, to 106 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tobey has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,167, in 1975. In 2025 it ranked #9,615. Among girls, its best rank was #1,776, in 1975.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,615 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,167 (1975) | #1,776 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,361 in the 2000s | #2,670 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tobey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tobey were born in California than in any other state: about 87 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tobey was given about 3.6 times as often in California.
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