The baby name Toban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-bən (IPA: /ˈtoʊbən/).
The baby name Toban is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-bən (IPA: /ˈtoʊbən/).
Toban is English, Irish in Origin.
Toban is a modern given name in English, most commonly explained as a creative variant of Tobin or Toby. Tobin began as an Irish surname (Irish Tóibín), itself from the Anglo-Norman de St. Aubyn; as a given name, however, Toban is more often interpreted through the Toby/Tobias line, from Hebrew Toviyyah, meaning “God is good.” That devotional sense is the meaning usually attached to Toban in contemporary use.
As a first name, Toban appears sporadically from the late 20th century in North America and other English-speaking regions, fitting the trend of promoting surnames and short, brisk sounds to given-name status. It remains rare and seldom ranked in national charts. Variant spellings and related forms include Tobin, Tobyn, Toben, Toby, Tobey, and Tobias; nicknames include Toby or Tobe. Similar-looking words in other languages (e.g., Japanese tōban) are etymologically unrelated.
Toban is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 14 recorded uses, across 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Toban is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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