Tovi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TOH-vee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tovi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my goodness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tovi mean?
Hebrew: from tov 'good'
“my goodness”
Is Tovi a girl's or a boy's name?
Tovi is a boys' name.
How popular is Tovi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 8 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Tovi in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tovi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Tovi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Moses, Amos, Henry, Charlie, Enoch, Akari, Asa, Otto, Ellis, Oscar, Abner, Rumi
Names related to Tovi
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Tovi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tovi, updated 20 October 2026.