Tobias
From Hebrew, where it means "god is good," carried toward Poland through German and Scandinavian use. It stays rare here: most Poles have never met a Tobias, and the few boys given it each year have been thinning since the 2010s.
Tobias Pronunciation
Tobias is pronounced TOB-yahs (/ˈtɔbjas/).
How many people are named Tobias
1 in 30150 men in Poland is named Tobias. 708 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1108 among male names.
Tobias's popularity over time
5 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #967 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2004.
Where Tobias is most popular
Tobias is most popular in Opole, 486% above the national average (4 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+115%) and Silesian (+108%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Masovian, 40% and 24% below average respectively.
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Opole4 boys born+486%
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Lower Silesian5 boys born+115%
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Silesian7 boys born+108%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born+60%
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Łódź3 boys born+60%
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Greater Poland3 boys born−6%
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Pomeranian2 boys born−8%
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Masovian4 boys born−24%
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Lesser Poland2 boys born−40%
Tobias as a middle name
Tobias is a first name for 708 men in Poland and a middle name for another 168, an 81/19 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 537th, between Gabryel (168) and Chandra (167).
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535
168François
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536
168Gabryel
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537168Tobias
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538
167Chandra
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539
167Friedrich