Tobias Name Popularity

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How popular is Tobias?

The somewhat popular name Tobias was the 275th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 246, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2016 with 1,519 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Tobias in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Tobias occurred roughly during the years 1913-1917, 1931-1934, 1937-1940, 1954-1960, 1962-1965, 1971-1976, 1994-1998, 1999-2003, and 2011-2016, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1921-1925.

Where is the name Tobias popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The popularity trend for Tobias has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Tobias has risen significantly.

The name Tobias is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Tobias (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,274	275
2017		1,331	269
2016		1,519	246
2015		1,120	316
2014		739	418
2013		564	487
2012		518	512
2011		477	535
2010		495	522
2009		535	505
2008		507	529
2007		570	472
2006		551	480
2005		516	482
2004		489	500
2003		491	501
2002		424	530
2001		364	569
2000		339	587
1999		328	592
1998		315	593
1997		262	639
1996		203	746
1995		220	720
1994		186	777
1993		197	745
1992		163	828
1991		191	738
1990		199	724
1989		195	705
1988		185	690
1987		151	747
1986		173	691
1985		153	717
1984		144	728
1983		154	692
1982		192	626
1981		208	596
1980		245	547
1979		279	500
1978		282	484
1977		256	516
1976		277	476
1975		239	522
1974		212	554
1973		149	654
1972		140	681
1971		125	739
1970		142	701
1969		102	773
1968		58	967
1967		57	967
1966		51	1,024
1965		70	880
1964		47	1,125
1963		55	1,026
1962		42	1,215
1961		49	1,132
1960		45	1,175
1959		37	1,295
1958		29	1,481
1957		24	1,668
1956		20	1,816
1955		20	1,788
1954		16	2,035
1953		15	2,097
1952		28	1,457
1951		27	1,458
1950		27	1,430
1949		23	1,579
1948		9	2,770
1947		11	2,492
1946		15	1,943
1945		14	1,919
1944		16	1,804
1943		16	1,902
1942		18	1,727
1941		20	1,581
1940		18	1,677
1939		13	2,041
1938		7	3,149
1937		6	3,492
1936		8	2,834
1935		9	2,702
1934		22	1,495
1933		15	1,898
1932		11	2,451
1931		8	3,077
1930		8	3,265
1929		8	3,228
1928		10	2,831
1927		18	1,951
1926		13	2,421
1925		11	2,737
1924		18	1,959
1923		15	2,215
1922		17	2,031
1921		24	1,581
1920		21	1,742
1919		16	2,052
1918		23	1,592
1917		27	1,360
1916		20	1,641
1915		16	1,870
1914		11	2,091
1913		7	2,480
1912		11	1,612
1911		5	1,976
1910		8	1,299
1909		< 5	--
1908		6	1,360
1907		< 5	--
1906		8	995
1905		< 5	--
1904		5	1,384
1903		< 5	--
1902		5	1,301
1901		8	853
1900		5	1,488
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		5	1,215
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		6	1,021
1892		5	1,243
1891		< 5	--
1890		7	874
1889		10	669
1888		7	908
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		8	753
1883		6	878
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		7	800

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.