Tobias is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tobias means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tobias across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tobias has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tobias is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is good”. The Greek form of the Hebrew name Toviyya.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29,322 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 12,967 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 273 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 150 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 216 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 105 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tobias per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (1,523/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (647/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (21/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (16/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2014 (12/yr).
Tobias has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #466 nationally (given to 2,211 babies that year).
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