Tobey · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1924

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Tobey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1924	4
1942	4
1943	6
1944	5
1945	4
1946	3
1947	5
1948	5
1949	5
1950	3
1951	5
1952	3
1953	4
1954	2
1955	4
1956	7
1957	6
1958	9
1959	6
1960	8
1961	4
1962	3
1963	10
1964	8
1965	8
1966	8
1967	8
1968	12
1969	11
1970	12
1971	18
1972	23
1973	25
1974	31
1975	34
1976	33
1977	21
1978	21
1979	12
1980	16
1981	14
1982	4
1983	7
1984	6
1985	8
1986	4
1987	7
1988	7
1989	4
1990	5
1991	5
1992	7
1993	5
1994	7
1995	5
1996	4
1997	5
1998	7
1999	7
2000	11
2001	12
2002	26
2003	43
2004	39
2005	34
2006	20
2007	22
2008	19
2009	22
2010	19
2011	15
2012	14
2013	11
2014	13
2015	13
2016	7
2017	6
2018	6
2020	7
2021	6
2022	8
2023	4
2024	5
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Tobey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8
Rank in 2025: #8,910
How rare: 1 in 213,509 boys
Since 1924: 1,698

Most popular in 2003, at 43 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 63% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.