boy's name

Tobe

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 981

Tobe is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1916, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tobe over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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Births named Tobe by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 121
1890s 91
1900s 58
1910s 136
1920s 108
1930s 55
1940s 71
1950s 47
1960s 63
1970s 102
1980s 25
1990s 15
2000s 50
2010s 20
2020s (to 2022) 16

How popular is Tobe?

In 2022, Tobe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tobe is used

England & Wales #4,557 3 in 2006
United States #11,196 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tobe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tobe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tobe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tobe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tobe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tobe

How popular is the name Tobe?

In 2022, Tobe was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tobe a girl's or a boy's name?

Tobe is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tobe?

Tobe has 1 syllable.

When was Tobe most popular?

Tobe peaked in 1916, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.