Tobie

Popularity Trends

The name Tobie is the #5,504 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,300 recorded births since 1886. This represents the 28.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 28.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,353 (23.8% percentile) for all time with 1,373 births since 1917. For boys, it ranks #3,664 (20.1% percentile) for all time with 927 births since 1886.

Tobie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1886 (1886 for boys and 1917 for girls). Birth data for Tobie is available in 105 out of the 138 years between 1886 and 2023 (94 years for boys and 86 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 Tobie has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (59.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 64.3% of babies named Tobie were girls. Interestingly, until around 1929, the name was more popular for boys (84.1% boys from 1886 to 1928), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (62.4% girls from 1929 to 2023).

For girls, Tobie reached its peak popularity in 1975, achieving the 10.0% percentile (ranked #678) with 51 births per million. The name was most common in 1975, with 51 births per million (ranked 10.0% percentile). Despite a low point in 2015, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Tobie ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 10.0% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Tobie reached its peak popularity in 1973, achieving the 3.4% percentile (ranked #622) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 1904, with 58 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Tobie ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 4.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Tobie".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

1,373

Peak Births

Peak Year

1975

First Recorded

1917

Peak Percentile

10.0%

Current Percentile

0.4%

Peak Rank

#678

Current Rank

#943

Female statistics

Total Births

927

Peak Births

Peak Year

1973

First Recorded

1886

Peak Percentile

3.4%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#622

Current Rank

#911

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Tobie", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 7 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Toby" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Toby..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Tobie's popularity from 1914 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Tobie at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Tobie range from Billiejo at 73.6% correlation to Trampus at 72.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 72.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Tanya with 117.2K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Tomeko with 161 births (100% girls).

Tobie's share of births peaked at 64.8 births per million in 1975 (51.3 for girls in 1975 and 57.8 for boys in 1973). It reached its lowest point of 2.7 births per million (4% of peak) in 2022. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Tobie had 7.9 births per million, 12% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Billiejo

1,456

73.63% (strong)

Tanya

117.2k

72.75% (strong)

Tobi

3,480

72.59% (strong)

Windy

4,969

72.53% (strong)

Karriem

517

72.48% (strong)

Tomeko

161

72.47% (strong)

Tarsha

2,375

72.46% (strong)

Mendi

514

72.42% (strong)

Jamey

9,750

72.20% (strong)

Tiwana

463

72.15% (strong)

Pascha

214

72.06% (strong)

Trampus

277

72.06% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Tobie

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Tobie. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Tobie is pronounced as TOH-bee, which has 2 syllables.

TOH-bee

100.0%

TOH-bee (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

T OW1 B IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like T OW1 B IY0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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