Meaning of the nameTobias

Tobias is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, coming through Greek, meaning 'my good is YHWH'; it is also the name of a biblical figure.

Meaning

“my good is YHWH”

Source: Wiktionary: Tobias · Behind the Name: Tobias

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People (2022): 6,148
Rank in Brazil: #2,375
Median age: 24 years
2010 Census: 5,077; people

Tobias in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Tobias, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,091 people).

34 women 6,114 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Tobias is most common

States with the highest share of people named Tobias in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	1,088	0.010%
São Paulo	877	0.002%
Minas Gerais	710	0.004%
Ceará	510	0.006%
Rio de Janeiro	428	0.003%
Paraná	383	0.003%
Santa Catarina	335	0.004%
Pará	270	0.003%
Pernambuco	179	0.002%
Espírito Santo	173	0.005%
Rio Grande do Norte	155	0.005%
Amazonas	147	0.004%
Paraíba	141	0.004%
Goiás	113	0.002%
Maranhão	111	0.002%
Bahia	106	0.001%
Mato Grosso	74	0.002%
Distrito Federal	63	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	62	0.002%
Piauí	61	0.002%
Alagoas	59	0.002%
Amapá	21	0.003%
Rondônia	20	0.001%
Acre	19	0.002%
Roraima	16	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Tobias

Tobias comes from the Greek Τωβίας (Tōbías), which in turn comes from the Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá), formed from the elements 'good' and the name of God, YHWH. In the Bible, it is the name of a figure in the Book of Tobit. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,148 people named Tobias, with a median age of 24. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also records the spelling Thobias.

Sources

Wiktionary: Tobias · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Tobias · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tobias · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Tobias

What does the name Tobias mean?

Tobias means “my good is YHWH”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Tobias in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,148 people with the first name Tobias, which ranks it number 2,375 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Tobias a boy's or a girl's name?

Tobias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 34 women and 6,114 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Tobias?

Tobias is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Tobias most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.010% of the state's population is named Tobias (1,088 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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