How Many People Are Named Tobiah?
An estimated 649 people in the United States have the first name Tobiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Tobiah peaked in popularity in 2016 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tobiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tobiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
649
About 1 in 528,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2016
39 births
Total Registered
662
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tobiah
Tobiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 662 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tobiah as a male name
Ranked #6,128 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (39 births)
Tobiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tobiah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 243 babies were registered. While Tobiah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tobiah by Decade
How has Tobiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tobiah by State
Tobiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tobiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tobiah
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tobiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tobiah?
We estimate approximately 649 people named Tobiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 528,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Tobiah a common name?
Tobiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 662 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tobiah most popular?
Tobiah reached peak popularity in 2016, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tobiah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tobiah a male name?
Tobiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tobiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tobiah Smith, Tobiah Johnson, Tobiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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