Is Tobin a boy or girl name?
Tobin is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 46 boys were named Tobin, so 11.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 5,700 US babies named Tobin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,821
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,049
- Babies named Tobin since 1941
- 5,700
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 163 babies
Boys and girls named Tobin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 667 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 1,074 | 11 | 1% |
| 1980s | 454 | 10 | 2.2% |
| 1990s | 431 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,006 | 14 | 1.4% |
| 2010s | 1,236 | 72 | 5.5% |
| 2020s | 324 | 54 | 14.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,821 | 6 | #15,049 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,604 | 6 | #15,008 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,346 | 13 | #8,481 |
| 2021 | 79 | #1,929 | 18 | #6,663 |
| 2020 | 87 | #1,765 | 11 | #9,489 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,897 | 12 | #9,066 |
| 2018 | 84 | #1,821 | 6 | #15,518 |
| 2017 | 84 | #1,808 | 12 | #9,301 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,464 | 21 | #6,173 |
| 2015 | 130 | #1,351 | 14 | #8,402 |
| 2014 | 154 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 163 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,272 | 7 | #14,865 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 113 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 107 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 110 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 82 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,379 | 9 | #11,267 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,586 | 5 | #17,910 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 63 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,257 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,082 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 57 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,642 | 5 | #13,759 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,610 | 5 | #13,133 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 46 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 98 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 107 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 102 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 127 | #740 | 5 | #10,501 |
| 1974 | 114 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 118 | #739 | 6 | #8,354 |
| 1972 | 90 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 132 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 122 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 113 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 81 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 58 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 64 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 71 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 57 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 83 | #834 | 6 | #6,336 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 85 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,989 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,859 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,962 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tobin reached #720 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #6,173 in 2016. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tobin
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.