Tobey

The name Tobey is the #5,388 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,439 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 30.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 30.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,019 (34.1% percentile) for all time with 1,681 births since 1924. For girls, it ranks #4,958 (13.2% percentile) for all time with 758 births since 1914.

Tobey first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for girls and 1924 for boys). Birth data for Tobey is available in 91 out of the 110 years between 1914 and 2023 (82 years for boys and 60 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Tobey has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (68.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Tobey were boys. Interestingly, until around 1958, the name was more popular for girls (60.2% girls from 1914 to 1957), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (73.6% boys from 1958 to 2023).

For boys, Tobey reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 9.7% percentile (ranked #745) with 40 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 40 births per million (ranked 9.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2007, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Tobey ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 8.1% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Tobey reached its peak popularity in 1975, achieving the 6.4% percentile (ranked #705) with 34 births per million. The name was most common in 1975, with 34 births per million (ranked 6.4% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2005.