Tobin
Boy · TOH-bin · French
Tobin is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Tobin mean?
French: 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.
- Say it
- TOH-bin
Is Tobin a girl's or a boy's name?
Tobin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tobin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Tobin, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tobin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Tobin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Tobin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,180among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Tobin, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,758th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 163 boys. It first appears in the records in 1941.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tobin than any year since 1995.
Half of all the boys named Tobin in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tobin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,574 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 79 | #1,914 |
| 2020 | 87 | #1,758 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,886 |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,808 |
| 2017 | 84 | #1,804 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,456 |
| 2015 | 130 | #1,346 |
| 2014 | 154 | #1,198 |
| 2013 | 163 | #1,115 |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,266 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,271 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,195 |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,471 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,251 |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,447 |
| 2005 | 110 | #1,361 |
| 2004 | 82 | #1,590 |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,371 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,568 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,695 |
| 2000 | 63 | #1,754 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,091 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,465 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,007 |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,447 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,362 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,391 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,116 |
| 1978 | 98 | #869 |
| 1977 | 107 | #822 |
| 1976 | 102 | #828 |
| 1975 | 127 | #736 |
| 1974 | 114 | #758 |
| 1973 | 118 | #737 |
| 1972 | 90 | #846 |
| 1971 | 132 | #719 |
| 1970 | 122 | #747 |
| 1969 | 113 | #736 |
| 1968 | 81 | #821 |
| 1967 | 58 | #948 |
| 1966 | 64 | #901 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,129 |
| 1964 | 71 | #901 |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,004 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,096 |
| 1960 | 83 | #832 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,033 |
| 1958 | 85 | #814 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,249 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,567 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,495 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,009 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,773 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
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