Given name & surname
Tobey
“The Lord is good”·“God is good”
Tobey is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.” Tobey is a variant of Tobi. In Hebrew use, Tobi carries the interpretation “God is good.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tobey is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.” Tobey is a variant of Tobi. In Hebrew use, Tobi carries the interpretation “God is good.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tobey is a variant of Tobias. An origin associated with Tobias is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tobey is a variant of Tobias. The history of Tobias gives this family its wider story. Tobias appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tobey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,456
- 1,698 boys · 758 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,619 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,619 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 85 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,076 as a first name in 2020; 3,503 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tobey’s family of names
Tobey has a related form in Tobias. Tobey has a related form in Tobi.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tobey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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