Is Tobi a boy or girl name?
Tobi is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 26 boys were named Tobi, so 39.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83% of the 3,523 US babies named Tobi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,168
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,879
- Babies named Tobi since 1934
- 3,523
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 161 babies
Boys and girls named Tobi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 127 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 1960s | 21 | 525 | 96.2% |
| 1970s | 105 | 938 | 89.9% |
| 1980s | 46 | 266 | 85.3% |
| 1990s | 39 | 262 | 87% |
| 2000s | 97 | 260 | 72.8% |
| 2010s | 156 | 141 | 47.5% |
| 2020s | 136 | 77 | 36.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,168 | 17 | #6,879 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,334 | 20 | #6,136 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,865 | 9 | #11,164 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,224 | 13 | #8,415 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,840 | 18 | #6,611 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,780 | 18 | #6,677 |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,087 | 9 | #11,356 |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,085 | 13 | #8,736 |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,586 | 16 | #7,569 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,268 | 14 | #8,401 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,246 | 10 | #10,891 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,956 | 14 | #8,532 |
| 2012 | 19 | #5,023 | 15 | #8,186 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,966 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,537 | 15 | #8,249 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,772 | 17 | #7,657 |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,147 | 17 | #7,722 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,852 | 16 | #8,068 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,871 | 17 | #7,458 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,592 | 28 | #4,820 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,845 | 27 | #4,938 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,498 | 38 | #3,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,331 | 40 | #3,458 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,462 | 33 | #3,934 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,557 | 27 | #4,519 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,801 | 23 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,271 | 32 | #3,728 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,442 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,908 | 28 | #3,933 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,353 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,696 | 25 | #4,232 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,464 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,512 | 22 | #4,641 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,372 | 24 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,827 | 16 | #5,532 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,425 | 20 | #4,487 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,552 | 19 | #4,466 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,452 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,078 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,987 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,335 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,960 | 27 | #3,253 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,206 | 34 | #2,718 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,174 | 39 | #2,483 |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,050 | 32 | #2,793 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,530 | 65 | #1,651 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,082 | 76 | #1,466 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,813 | 109 | #1,111 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,415 | 150 | #888 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,109 | 136 | #927 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,671 | 82 | #1,274 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,140 | 108 | #1,070 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,803 | 88 | #1,264 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,497 | 92 | #1,223 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,296 | 69 | #1,398 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,405 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,499 | 54 | #1,538 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,514 | 55 | #1,513 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,513 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,777 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,370 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,824 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,805 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,921 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,914 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,903 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,748 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,558 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,873 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,981 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,691 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,120 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,919 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,246 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,611 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,582 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,445 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,389 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,732 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,503 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,782 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,802 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,928 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,833 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,401 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,411 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,247 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tobi reached #2,803 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #888 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.
Names spelled like Tobi
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.