Is Tobey a boy or girl name?

Tobey is a unisex name. Of the 2,456 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 30.9% were girls and 69.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1971, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Tobey

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Tobey was most popular in 1975, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,856 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,456 people named Tobey.

Tobey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tobey’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tobey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tobey is a unisex name — 30.9% of the 2,456 Americans given it were girls and 69.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1971 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Tobey

Where Tobey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.5×

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