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Tobias

Gender
Boy
Say it
toh-BY-as
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#119 for boys
US rank, 2025
#283 for boys

Tobias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is good”. In 2025 it ranked 119th for boys in the UK (488 babies) and 283rd for boys in the US (1,201 babies).

What does Tobias mean?

Hebrew: via Greek, from Toviyahu

“God is good”

In the Book of Tobit, young Tobias journeys with the archangel Raphael, who is disguised as a travelling companion.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Tobias a girl's or a boy's name?

Tobias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 488 boys in the UK and 1,201 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Tobias in the UK?

Rank in 2025
119th among boys
Babies in 2025
488 about 1 in 610 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 20% in five years
Same name in a class
2.3% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 488 boys in the UK were named Tobias, making it the 119th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 113th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 672 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tobias than any year since 2009.

Half of all the boys named Tobias in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 116th in England and Wales, 198th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 672 in 20162025
Tobias in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025488#119
2024518#114
2023521#113
2022582#108
2021621#109
2020600#113
2019644#108
2018666#105
2017641#114
2016672#112
2015626#115
2014548#127
2013508#133
2012500#137
2011605#119
2010551#127
2009362#169
2008388#161
2007370#161
2006363#158
2005379#148
2004318#158
2003330#152
2002352#141
2001286#149
2000289#146
1999304#140
1998320#140
1997314#140
1996300#143

How popular is Tobias in the US?

Rank in 2025
283rd among boys
Babies in 2025
1,201 about 1 in 1,400 boys
Five-year trend
Steady down 7% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,201 boys in the US were named Tobias, making it the 283rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 263rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 1,523 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tobias than any year since 2015.

Half of all the boys named Tobias in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 1,523 in 20162025
Tobias in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,201#283
20241,220#280
20231,222#279
20221,262#275
20211,243#276
20201,295#263
20191,319#272
20181,295#273
20171,344#269
20161,523#246
20151,123#316
2014743#418
2013568#486
2012520#509
2011480#528
2010495#522
2009536#503
2008507#529
2007572#472
2006552#480
2005523#480
2004493#495
2003495#497
2002427#527
2001365#569
2000341#585
1999328#590
1998317#593
1997262#639
1996203#745
1995220#715
1994186#770
1993197#741
1992163#823
1991191#733
1990199#719
1989196#698
1988186#687
1987151#746
1986171#694
1985156#707
1984144#725
1983155#690
1982194#623
1981208#594
1980246#546
1979279#498
1978282#483
1977256#512
1976277#474
1975239#521
1974212#553
1973149#653
1972140#678
1971126#733
1970142#695
1969101#773
196858#958
196757#955
196651#1,016
196570#873
196447#1,113
196355#1,019
196243#1,186
196149#1,120
196045#1,166
195937#1,279
195830#1,419
195724#1,633
195620#1,764
195520#1,724
195415#2,043
195315#2,037
195228#1,429
195127#1,429
195027#1,394
194923#1,543
19489#2,607
194711#2,355
194615#1,883
194514#1,851
194417#1,682
194315#1,909
194218#1,682
194120#1,532
194018#1,627
193913#1,958
19387#2,868
19376#3,175
19368#2,628
19359#2,529
193422#1,461
193315#1,829
193211#2,313
19318#2,863
19308#3,020
19298#2,978
192810#2,659
192718#1,871
192613#2,302
192511#2,586
192418#1,894
192315#2,122
192217#1,951
192124#1,549
192021#1,694
191916#1,972
191823#1,538
191727#1,322
191620#1,593
191516#1,781
191411#1,974
19137#2,272
191211#1,526
19115#1,739
19108#1,192
19090–
19086#1,216
19070–
19068#926
19050–
19045#1,204
19030–
19025#1,136
19018#778
19005#1,309
18990–
18980–
18975#1,056
18960–
18950–
18940–
18936#906
18925#1,065
18910–
18907#814
188910#628
18887#815
18870–
18860–
18850–
18848#701
18836#798
18820–
18810–
18807#745

Nicknames for Tobias

Names like Tobias

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Elias, Gabriel, Jonah, Caleb, Zachary, Elijah, Isaiah, Levi, Asher, Eli, Raphael, Grayson

Names related to Tobias

Tobiasz, Tabias

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tobias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tobias, updated 20 October 2026.