unisex name · in the US

Tobin

TOH-bin (English)

  • Gender Unisex (US)
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,304

Tobin is a unisex name in the United States, with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2013, when 163 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1941.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tobin Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

1,308
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tobin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 33
1950s 308
1960s 673
1970s 1,085
1980s 464
1990s 431
2000s 1,020
2010s 1,308
2020s (to 2025) 415

How Popular Is Tobin?

In 2025, Tobin was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Tobin Is Used

Northern Ireland #486 3 in 2022
Canada #2,758 7 in 2024
United States #3,218 37 in 2025
England & Wales #6,243 3 in 2025

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 Tobin

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

Parents Who Like Tobin Also Like

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

Boys' or Girls' Name?

Tobin is used differently depending on where you are. Each figure is the share of babies given the name who were girls, over the last ten years of that country's records.

  • United States Both 13% girls · 831 babies
  • Canada Boys' 0% girls · 104 babies
  • England & Wales Boys' 0% girls · 76 babies

How to Say Tobin

  • English TOH-bin

Sibling Names for Tobin

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Tobin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Tobin

How popular is the name Tobin?

In 2025, Tobin was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Tobin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tobin?

Tobin has 2 syllables.

When was Tobin most popular?

Tobin peaked in 2013, when 163 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Tobin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tobin currently ranks #2,758 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.