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 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 72 babies (rank #211 that year). In 2024 it was given to 38 boys (rank #328). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

1,174

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

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
1999	68	#209
2000	70	#217
2001	72	#211
2002	70	#222
2003	57	#251
2004	58	#262
2005	58	#266
2006	68	#247
2007	57	#281
2008	56	#296
2009	54	#303
2010	67	#270
2011	48	#327
2012	65	#278
2013	45	#332
2014	63	#286
2015	40	#353
2016	63	#279
2022	27	#426
2023	30	#391
2024	38	#328