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Tobias
say it toh-bee-as
What Tobias means
- Portuguese and Hebrew Yahweh is good Christian saint: Tobias, son of Tobit, guided by the archangel Raphael
- Hebrew and Greek God is good Hebrew Bible: hero of the Book of Tobit; Tobiah, a figure in Ezra and Nehemiah
- Greek and Hebrew Greek form of Tobiah, 'God is good' Hebrew Bible: Tobias, hero of the Book of Tobit; Tobiah in Ezra and Nehemiah
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 10 in Austria (2020)
- no. 14 in Norway (2020)
- no. 85 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 101 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 103 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 157 in Australia (2024)
- no. 234 in Chile (2021)
- no. 247 in Northern Ireland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 2020.
Other forms
Tobia, Tobiah, Toby, Tobit
Names with a similar meaning
Toby Dario Come Hassan Darius Aris Hasan Darian Hussain Boone Benicio Evander
Tobias in stories
- Divergent: Tobias "Four" Eaton, Tris's Dauntless instructor
- Divergent: Tobias "Four" Eaton, Tris's instructor and love