How Many People Are Named Tobiah?
people named Tobiah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 512,421 people in the US has this name
Based on 683 babies named Tobiah in Social Security records from 1971 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΧΦΉΧΦ΄ΧΦΌΦΈΧ (Toviyyah) which meant "YAHWEH is good". This was the name of an Ammonite in the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Tobiah in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tobiah alive today is about 19 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 27 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tobiah first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 2016, to 39 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 2025
π Rank History
Tobiah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,775, in 1977. In 2025 it ranked #4,842.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,842 |
| Best rank | #2,775 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,171 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tobiah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tobiah were born in California than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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