Given name & surname
Tovi
“God is good”·“The Lord is good”
Tovi is a variant of Toviel. Interpretations include “God is good” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is good” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tovi is a variant of Toviel. Interpretations include “God is good” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is good” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tovi is a variant of Toviel. An origin associated with Toviel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tovi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 52 boys · 43 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020; 233 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.
Tovi’s family of names
Tovi has a related form in Tova. Tovi has a related form in Toviel. In Greek usage, Tovi as a surname is a transliteration of Τόβη.
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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