Toben
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TOH-bin
- Origin
- French
Toben is a boys' name of French origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Toben mean?
French: spelling of Tobin; Irish surname from Norman de St Aubyn; also a pet form of Tobias
In Ireland the surname Tobin is Norman in origin, from de St Aubyn, rendered Toibin in Irish.
Meaning borrowed from Tobin.
Is Toben a girl's or a boy's name?
Toben is a boys' name.
How popular is Toben in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Toben in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Toben in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Toben
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kobe, Tobin, Tadeo, Zion, Jaylen, Chozen, Jayden, Omari, Kaizen, Aiden, Om, Tatum
Names related to Toben
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Toben: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/toben, updated 20 October 2026.