Is Tobey a boy or girl name?
Tobey was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 31% of the 2,448 US babies named Tobey were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,881
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tobey since 1914
- 2,448
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Tobey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 12 | 70.6% |
| 1930s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1940s | 59 | 89 | 60.1% |
| 1950s | 103 | 92 | 47.2% |
| 1960s | 150 | 130 | 46.4% |
| 1970s | 375 | 293 | 43.9% |
| 1980s | 144 | 79 | 35.4% |
| 1990s | 112 | 29 | 20.6% |
| 2000s | 495 | 5 | 1% |
| 2010s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,881 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,097 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,441 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,098 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,988 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #8,095 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #7,057 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,687 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,120 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,601 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,994 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,122 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,053 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,680 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,824 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,885 | 5 | #18,984 |
| 2004 | 77 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,610 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,904 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,292 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,136 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #6,051 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #7,072 | 6 | #13,404 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,883 | 7 | #11,701 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,767 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,180 | 6 | #13,329 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,307 | 5 | #15,444 |
| 1991 | 11 | #5,066 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,962 | 5 | #15,110 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,563 | 6 | #12,269 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,687 | 10 | #7,646 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,494 | 8 | #8,725 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,293 | 7 | #9,473 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,382 | 7 | #9,236 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,906 | 5 | #12,067 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,616 | 7 | #8,959 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,959 | 5 | #12,200 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,134 | 8 | #8,089 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,960 | 16 | #4,730 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,369 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,615 | 21 | #3,627 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,641 | 23 | #3,363 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,222 | 21 | #3,399 |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,167 | 53 | #1,776 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,195 | 47 | #1,876 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,351 | 37 | #2,166 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,389 | 32 | #2,351 |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,554 | 22 | #3,152 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,887 | 26 | #2,776 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,908 | 16 | #3,607 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,780 | 21 | #2,868 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,239 | 9 | #4,949 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,209 | 13 | #3,727 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,166 | 19 | #2,925 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,199 | 26 | #2,468 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,837 | 19 | #2,951 |
| 1962 | 6 | #4,008 | 7 | #5,812 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,111 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,402 | 10 | #4,277 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,833 | 9 | #4,491 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,272 | 10 | #4,186 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,162 | 10 | #4,146 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,183 | 10 | #4,041 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,321 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,125 | 11 | #3,668 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,703 | 13 | #3,182 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,833 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,152 | 8 | #4,287 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,788 | 12 | #3,164 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,769 | 12 | #3,124 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,658 | 12 | #3,215 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,972 | 5 | #5,636 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,737 | 8 | #3,657 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,084 | 9 | #3,355 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,719 | 10 | #3,228 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,996 | 8 | #3,712 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,927 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,300 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,889 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,941 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,410 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,678 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,898 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,045 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,087 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,566 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tobey reached #1,167 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #1,776 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.