Tobin
Tobin was the 3231st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 720th; the most babies were born in 2013 (163). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,879 places. More babies were named Tobin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,231 boys, down 1,466 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013163 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,737babies recorded
Tobin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,231 | — | 37 |
| 2020 | #9,492 | #1,765 | 11 | 87 |
| 2010 | — | #1,199 | — | 150 |
| 2000 | — | #1,766 | — | 63 |
| 1990 | — | #2,043 | — | 37 |
| 1980 | — | #1,409 | — | 46 |
| 1970 | — | #747 | — | 122 |
| 1960 | #6,337 | #834 | 6 | 83 |
| 1950 | — | #2,313 | — | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Tobin, counting every spelling?
Tobin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 42 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin | 37 | #3,231 | 274 |
| Tobyn | 5 | #13,702 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tobin?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tobin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tobin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tobin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tobin?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Tobin are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 14 and 51. That makes Tobin mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tobin by state
How common Tobin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tobin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tobin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tobin
How popular is the name Tobin?
Tobin was the 3231st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 720th; the most babies were born in 2013 (163). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,879 places. More babies were named Tobin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tobin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Tobin in the US.
Where is Tobin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tobin was most common in Ohio (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Pennsylvania.