Given name
Tobyn
“The Lord is good”
Tobyn is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tobyn is a variant of Tobias. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord is good.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tobyn 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 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tobyn 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
Tobyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 330
- 307 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,702 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,702 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 362 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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