Tobey

Tobey is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Tobey are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 68%Female 32%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 68% male / 32% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,628 male / 758 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Tobey

To address Tobey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tobey," in English, "Guten Tag Tobey," in German. About 68% of people named Tobey are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tobey,

German

Guten Tag Tobey,

French

Bonjour Tobey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tobey:

Chinese

Tobey您好：

Japanese

Tobey様

English

Hi Tobey,

German

Hi Tobey,

French

Salut Tobey,

Spanish

Hola Tobey,

Chinese

Tobey你好：

Japanese

Tobeyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Tobey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	68%

United States birth data

1,628 male · 758 female · 2,386 births recorded

Male 68%Female 32%

Since 1980: 89% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tobey a male or female name?

Tobey is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Tobey are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tobey in an email?

Is Tobey a unisex name?

Tobey is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Tobey are men. Tobey leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Tobey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tobey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_tobey,
  title  = {Is Tobey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tobey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}