Tobias
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is good.
How Tobias has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #316 |
| 2016 | #246 |
| 2017 | #269 |
| 2018 | #273 |
| 2019 | #272 |
| 2020 | #266 |
| 2021 | #277 |
| 2022 | #276 |
| 2023 | #280 |
| 2024 | #280 |
| 2025 | #283 |
Tobias by the numbers
In 2025, 461 babies in England and Wales were named Tobias. In the US, 1,320 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,516 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 4,100 American boys born that year was called Tobias.
Names that come from Tobias
Forms of Tobias in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tobias. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- TobiahGod is good; a form of Tobias8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tabiasgod is good; a form of Tobias16 in the US (2017)
- Tobiaszgod is good; a form of Tobias6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tobyasgod is good; variant of Tobias5 in the US (2017)
- Tybiasvariant of tobias; god is good5 in the US (2017)
- Tomastwin; variant of Thomas79 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Tobias, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Tobias
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