Names / Boy names
Tobias
Current rank
#283
holding steady
All-time peak
#246
in 2016
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
29,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #246 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
God is good. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1880. Its strongest year was 2016, at #246 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #283, keeping its place. Across all years, more than 29,300 children have been named this.