The baby name Tobi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-bee (English: /ˈtoʊ.bi/; Yoruba: /tɔˈbi/).
The baby name Tobi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-bee (English: /ˈtoʊ.bi/; Yoruba: /tɔˈbi/).
Tobi is English, Hebrew, Yoruba in Origin.
Tobi has dual roots: in Hebrew it is a pet form of Tobias/Tobiah (Toviyyah), “God/Yahweh is good,” while in Yoruba it functions as an independent unisex name meaning “great” or “big,” and as a clipped form of compound names ending in -tobi, such as Oluwatobi (“God is great”) and Adetobi (“the crown is great”). In German-speaking countries and Scandinavia, Tobi is a common nickname-turned-given-name for Tobias, and the spelling has spread internationally as a streamlined, gender-neutral choice.
In English use, the name stems from medieval and Reformation-era fondness for the biblical Tobias; the familiar pet form Toby became widespread and appears in culture (e.g., Uncle Toby in Tristram Shandy and “Toby jugs”). Today Tobi coexists with variants Toby, Tobie, and Tobey, with formal counterparts Tobias and Tobiah; related surnominal or regional forms include Tobin. The name balances warm tradition with a concise, modern look across cultures.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #158 | 3,187 | 5,697 |
| NG | 0 | #161 | 105 | 5,926 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2013 | #189 | 2 | 1,429 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| Austria | 0 | #198 | 16 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| Germany | 0 | #216 | 270 | 2,542 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #221 | 265 | 2,180 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #251 | 3 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #278 | 1,691 | 16,906 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #281 | 24 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #288 | 9 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #320 | 16 | 6,459 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #337 | 137 | 7,628 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #350 | 8 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #390 | 10 | 5,922 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #408 | 493 | 15,093 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #464 | 11 | 7,625 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #499 | 7 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #513 | 38 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #524 | 29 | 10,162 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #555 | 6 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #582 | 11 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 14 | 10,983 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 22 | 13,390 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #685 | 13 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #853 | 26 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #859 | 62 | 15,656 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #867 | 26 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #878 | 74 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #886 | 97 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #893 | 38 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,084 | 28 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,096 | 33 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,113 | 29 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,131 | 48 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,156 | 21 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,247 | 8 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,355 | 117 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,591 | 24 | 28,008 |
Tobi is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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