Tobias
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Tobias is a Hebrew name meaning “God is good,” with Toby as its classic nickname and Tobiah and Tobin as related forms. In the Book of Tobit, Tobias travels with the angel Raphael, defeats a demon, and marries Sarah. The name has a cool Puritan feel warmed by the nickname Toby, and bearers include author Tobias Wolff and actor Tobey Maguire. A namesake is Tobias Mayer, the largely self-taught eighteenth-century mathematician who improved mapmaking and charted the moon.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Tobias in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tobias against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tobias is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tobias in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,201 boys were named Tobias, making it the #283 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 29,322 boys have been named Tobias, with the most (1,523) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in South Dakota, New Hampshire and Montana.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Tobias in other languages
- Tobia Italian
- Tobiasz Polish
- Toby Dutch
- Topi Finnish
- Topias Finnish
Tobias name days
- September 20 Norway
- November 2 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Tobias
There are 24 towns and villages with Tobias in their name, in 5 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 11🇲🇽 Mexico 8🇺🇸 United States 3🇵🇭 Philippines 1🇸🇻 El Salvador 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Tobias Barreto | Sergipe, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 50,905 | Map |
| Tobias Fornier | Western Visayas, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,893 | Map |
| Tobias | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 106 | Map |
| Brigadeiro Tobias | São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Eduardo Tobías | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Esquina Tobias | Santa Catarina, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Facundo Tobías | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Gustavo Tobías | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Margarito Tobías | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Tobias | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tobias
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Tobias in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇺🇸 United States 1
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| Tobias Pond | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Laguna de Tobias | Vichada Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tobias songs
One song on Wikidata has Tobias in its title:
- Tobias Barrêto – Claudio da Gama
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Tobias
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tobias.
Tobias Eisenbauer
Tobias Enström
Tobias Feisthammel
Tobias Hysén
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Fictional characters named Tobias
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tobias as a pet name
FurryName has found 113 dogs named Tobias in public pet registers, making it the #1,097 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Nariño (municipality) (2), Miranda (2), Fusagasugá (1). Tobias as a dog name →
FurryName has found 18 cats named Tobias in public pet registers, making it the #414 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (2), Miranda (1), Tacoma (1). Tobias as a cat name →
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