Hoby

HOH-bee /ˈhoʊbi/
boy 2 syllables fading

Hoby is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Hoby is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Hoby was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 1958 (30 births).

About the name Hoby

PronunciationHOH-bee /ˈhoʊbi/
30peak births 1958
1958first in SSA data

Names similar to Hoby

How popular is Hoby?

Boys named Hoby
19581960196519701975198019851990
Boys named Hoby per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1958–1990 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1990) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Hoby total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19905—#8,630
19635—#4,294
196213—#2,311
196111—#2,615
19606—#3,822
195915—#2,153
195830—#1,433