Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- God is good
- Greek
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tobi
Pronunciation
t(o)-bi
Famous People
Musician Tobi Vail
More about the name
Tobi is a Yoruba unisex given name. It can be a contraction of several longer terms, including Olutobi, Oluwatobi, Oluwatobiloba. It can also be a name from another culture like Tobit, and from the English culture and a variant of "Toby", which has a different meaning from the Yoruba name version also spelled Tobi.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3290, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3583, 31 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #885, 150 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 26 | 17 |
| 2023 | 36 | 20 |
| 2022 | 29 | 9 |
| 2021 | 25 | 13 |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2018 | 19 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 8 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #823, 39 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | – |
| 2024 | 23 | – |
| 2023 | 25 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | – |
| 2017 | 24 | – |
| 2016 | 18 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #680, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #319, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence