Tobey is an uncommon variant of Toby that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Tobey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,619 for boy births in the United States (and #19,873 across all names), given to 8 babies. Tobey was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2003 (85 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,619 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,921 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,107 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,443 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,104 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,994 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,097 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,059 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,689 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,285 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,120 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,603 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,994 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,782 |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,122 |
| 2009 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,796 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,053 |
| 2007 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,680 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,824 |
| 2005 | 73 | 73 | #18,987 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,686 |
| 2003 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,528 |
| 2002 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,149 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,610 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,903 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,292 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,137 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #6,051 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #13,404 | #7,071 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #11,702 | #5,883 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | — | #4,767 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #13,329 | #6,181 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #15,445 | #4,308 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #5,066 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #15,110 | #4,962 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #12,271 | #5,563 |
| 1988 | 24 | — | #7,645 | #3,688 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #8,724 | #3,495 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #9,473 | #5,291 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #9,237 | #3,382 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #12,067 | #3,906 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #8,959 | #3,617 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #12,200 | #4,959 |
| 1981 | 33 | — | #8,089 | #2,134 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #4,730 | #1,960 |
| 1979 | 32 | — | #6,154 | #2,369 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | #3,627 | #1,615 |
| 1977 | 57 | — | #3,362 | #1,642 |
| 1976 | 72 | — | #3,398 | #1,222 |
| 1975 | 106 | — | #1,776 | #1,167 |
| 1974 | 96 | — | #1,876 | #1,195 |
| 1973 | 76 | — | #2,166 | #1,351 |
| 1972 | 70 | — | #2,350 | #1,389 |
| 1971 | 54 | — | #3,152 | #1,554 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | #2,776 | #1,886 |
| 1969 | 36 | — | #3,608 | #1,909 |
| 1968 | 42 | — | #2,869 | #1,781 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | #4,949 | #2,239 |
| 1966 | 27 | — | #3,727 | #2,208 |
| 1965 | 34 | — | #2,925 | #2,166 |
| 1964 | 41 | — | #2,468 | #2,199 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | #2,951 | #1,837 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | #5,812 | #4,008 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,078 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | — | #2,112 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | #4,277 | #2,402 |
| 1958 | 29 | — | #4,491 | #1,834 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | #4,186 | #2,271 |
| 1956 | 25 | — | #4,147 | #2,162 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | #4,040 | #3,184 |
| 1954 | 16 | — | #3,699 | #4,321 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #3,668 | #3,125 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #3,182 | #3,703 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,833 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #4,287 | #4,152 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | #3,164 | #2,788 |
| 1948 | 21 | — | #3,124 | #2,769 |
| 1947 | 22 | — | #3,215 | #2,658 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | #5,636 | #3,972 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #3,657 | #3,737 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | #3,355 | #3,084 |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #3,228 | #2,719 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #3,712 | #3,996 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,927 | — |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #4,300 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,889 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,941 | — |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #3,410 | — |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,678 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,898 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #5,045 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #5,087 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,566 | — |