How Many People Are Named Tobias?
An estimated 26,945 people in the United States have the first name Tobias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Tobias peaked in popularity in 2016 with 1,523 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tobias 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 Tobias paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
26,945
About 1 in 12,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2016
1,523 births
Total Registered
28,093
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tobias
Tobias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 28,093 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tobias as a male name
Ranked #280 in 2024
1,210 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (1,523 births)
Tobias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tobias span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 9,404 babies were registered. While Tobias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tobias by Decade
How has Tobias 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.
Tobias by State
Birth registrations for Tobias span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 487 Tobiass were registered per state.
Tobias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tobias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tobias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tobias?
We estimate approximately 26,945 people named Tobias 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 12,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Tobias a common name?
Tobias is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,093 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tobias most popular?
Tobias reached peak popularity in 2016, when 1,523 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tobias is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tobias a male name?
Tobias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tobias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tobias Smith, Tobias Johnson, Tobias 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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