Tobiah comes from the Biblical / Hebrew tradition, meaning The Lord is good.
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How popular is Tobiah?
2016peak year
Tobiah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 39 babies received the name (ranked #3052). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5141), with roughly 21 babies named Tobiah each year. Tobiah has been declining in recent years. In total, around 662 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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