Boy’s name · Hebrew

Tobiah

How to say it: toh-BY-uh · /toˈbaɪə/

Hebrew 'Toviyah' meaning 'Yahweh is good' - Biblical name, variant of Tobias.

Tobiah was the 3,959th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 21 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,493 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,959for boys in 2025
1 in 157,873US babies
21born in 2025
#4,493projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Tobiah
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,959
Babies born in 202521
Share of births1 in 157,873
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+4%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,493

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Tobiah peaked in the 2010s.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 13 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Tobi
  • Toby

Honouring a Tobiah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Tobiah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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