boy (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #283 in 2025

Tobias

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“God is good (Greek form of the Hebrew Tobiah)”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:tuh-BEYE-uhs

IPA (US English):/təˈbaɪ.əs/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20161,523 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2831,201 births in 2025

Total US Registrations29,322Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2016 (1,523 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level1,201 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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