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Tobijah

toh-BY-juh /toʊˈbaɪdʒə/

At a glance

In short
Tobijah is a strong and unique Hebrew name for baby boys, meaning "God is good." With biblical ties, it has a gentle and melodic sound.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2016 (#12,185)
Babies in 2016
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#9,265 in 1997
First recorded
1997

Meaning of Tobijah

Tobijah is a strong and unique name for baby boys. With its origins in Hebrew, Tobijah means "God is good" or "goodness of God." The name has biblical associations, as Tobijah was a prominent figure in the Old Testament. Pronounced as toh-BY-juh (/toʊˈbaɪdʒə/), this name has a gentle and melodic sound. Although not extremely popular, Tobijah has been steadily used in the United States over the years. In 2016, there were 5 occurrences of the name, ranking at 12,173rd place. This name variation can also be spelled as Tobiah, but both pronunciations remain the same across American and British English. Choosing Tobijah for your baby boy will give them a distinctive and meaningful identity.

How to pronounce Tobijah

Popularity of Tobijah in the U.S.

Tobijah was last recorded in the U.S. in 2016, ranked #12,185 with 5 babies. It peaked at #9,265 in 1997. It first appears in the records in 1997.

Bar and line chart: Tobijah in the U.S., 1997–2016. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 6 in 2006 and 5 in 2016. Line: rank among boy names, peak #9,265 in 1997, #12,185 in 2016.
  • Boys named Tobijah (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1997–2016. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1997⁠–⁠2016 3 rows
Tobijah: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2016512,185back (not recorded in 2007–2015)
2006610,662back (not recorded in 1998–2005)
199759,265new