Tobey Boy
How popular is Tobey?
#8,906 boy name in 2025
8 baby boys were named Tobey in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
2,195living people named Tobey (est.)
47median age of people named Tobey
2,456babies named Tobey since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Tobey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,906 for boys (▼ 599 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (85 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,160 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1924 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tobey 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.
Tobey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1940s | 59 | #2,497 |
| 1950s | 103 | #1,765 |
| 1960s | 150 | #1,730 |
| 1970s | 375 | #1,160 |
| 1980s | 144 | #1,910 |
| 1990s | 112 | #4,106 |
| 2000s | 495 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 196 | #3,071 |
| 2020s | 59 | #6,142 |
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Questions
- Is Tobey a boy or girl name?
- Tobey is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tobey were boys.
- How popular is the name Tobey?
- 8 baby boys were named Tobey in the US in 2025, making it the 8906th most popular boy name.
- When was Tobey most popular?
- Tobey peaked in 2003, when 85 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,160 in 1975.
- How many people are named Tobey?
- 2,456 babies have been named Tobey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,195 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
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.