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Unisex name

Tobey

/ˈtoʊbi/ · 31% girls, 69% boys · 8 born in 2025

Tobey has been given to about 2,456 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtoʊbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,151
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tobey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1975 · 106
  • Born in 20258
  • All time2,456
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Tobey?

Its best year was 1975, when 106 babies were given the name, ranking 1776th. The typical living American called Tobey is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Tobey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Toney0.85
  2. Torey0.85
  3. Torrey0.82
  4. Toby0.71
  5. Corey0.70
  6. Zoey0.70
  7. Joey0.70
  8. Korey0.70

Middle names for Tobey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tobey Anne0.81
  2. Tobey Catherine0.78
  3. Tobey Josephine0.78
  4. Tobey Rose0.77
  5. Tobey Marie0.77
  6. Tobey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Tobey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.78
  2. Larasister · 0.77
  3. Angiesister · 0.77
  4. Damonbrother · 0.77
  5. Barronbrother · 0.77
  6. Santosbrother · 0.75

Where Tobey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tobey Anderson0.77
    2. Tobey White0.72
    3. Tobey Nguyen0.72
    4. Tobey Moore0.72
    5. Tobey Hill0.72
    6. Tobey Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tobey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.