Tobias

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Tobias is the romanization into Latin letters of the Koine Greek name Τωβίας, which itself is a Hellenization of the Biblical Hebrew name טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, 'Yah is good'. It is the name of several minor Biblical figures as well as a major character in the Book of Tobit.

From Wikipedia

Tobias first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 18 babies (rank #140 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tobias

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tobias yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Tobias

Tobias Asseruniversity teacher · b. 1838
Tobias Smollettnovelist · b. 1721
Tobias Linderothassociation football player · b. 1979
Tobias Wolffautobiographer · b. 1945
Tobias Mayercartographer · b. 1723

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	9	#198
2015	18	#140
2016	11	#181
2017	9	#195