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Tobias

Pronounced T AH0 B AY1 AH0 S (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2016
  • 145 years in use
  • Biblical
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How popular is Tobias?

Tobias is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 28,098 children — the 649th most common boys' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2016, when 1,523 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • Biblical (Person)
  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AH0 B AY1 AH0 S
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tobias

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tobias

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tobias?
Tobias ranks 649th among boys' names in US records, with 28,098 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,831.
Is Tobias a unisex name?
No. Tobias is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tobias most popular?
2016, when 1,523 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.