Meaning and history
Tobiah comes from the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Ṭoviyya), meaning “Yahweh is good,” formed from טוֹב (ṭov), meaning “good,” and יָהּ (yah), a reference to the Hebrew God. It was also the name of an Ammonite mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament.
20062006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 19 births, rank #4,808
2008: 22 births, rank #4,395
2009: 19 births, rank #4,922
2010: 24 births, rank #4,099
20112011: 14 births, rank #5,945
2012: 23 births, rank #4,251
2013: 27 births, rank #3,753
2014: 24 births, rank #4,138
2015: 20 births, rank #4,711
20162016: 39 births, rank #2,993
2017: 28 births, rank #3,781
2018: 30 births, rank #3,607
2019: 14 births, rank #6,104
2020: 18 births, rank #5,041
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 17 births, rank #5,445
2023: 13 births, rank #6,517
2024: 15 births, rank #5,904
20252025: 21 births, rank #4,707
In 2025, 21 babies were recorded with the name Tobiah, ranking #4,707 among boys.