Is Tobie a boy or girl name?

Tobie is a unisex name. Of the 2,321 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.9% were girls and 40.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2007, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Tobie

Recorded 1886–2025 · United States

Tobie was most popular in 1975, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,904 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,321 people named Tobie.

Tobie over time

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

Is Tobie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tobie is a unisex name — 59.9% of the 2,321 Americans given it were girls and 40.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2007 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 49% girls and 51% 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