Is Tobe a boy or girl name?

Tobe is a boy’s name. Of the 978 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.0% were girls and 97.0% were boys.

Tobe

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Tobe was most popular in 1916, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,165 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 978 people named Tobe.

Tobe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tobe’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tobe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tobe is a boy’s name — 3.0% of the 978 Americans given it were girls and 97.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org