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Tobias

Boy's name · #283 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Tobias reached its best rank, #246, in 2016 and ranked #283 in 2025. About 29,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#8 in Slovakia (2025, through 10 Dec 2025) · #14 in Czechia (2025) · #14 in Austria (2025) · #15 in Norway (2025) · #27 in Netherlands (2025) · #72 in New Zealand (2025) · #116 in England & Wales (2025) · #187 in Belgium (2025) · #198 in Scotland (2025) · #248 in Slovenia (2025) · #267 in Canada (2025) · #270 in N. Ireland (2025) and 9 more.

Famous Tobiases

• Tobias Asser — Dutch lawyer and academic (1838–1913)
• Tobias Smollett — Scottish writer and surgeon (1721–1771)
• Tobias Linderoth — Swedish footballer (born 1979)
• Tobias Mayer — German astronomer (1723–1762)
• Tobias Wolff — American writer (born 1945)
• Tobias Menzies — English actor (born 1974)

In stories & tradition

• Tobias — Book of Tobit (Bible)
• Tobias Whale — Black Lightning (TV series)
• Tobias Beckett — Character in Star Wars

What Tobiases become

Among 4,410 notable people named Tobias:

Medical professionals appear 3.2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tobias Cohn, Polish physician (1652–1729).

Similar names: Orion · Toby · Romeo · Mathias · Lukas · Phoenix

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