Tobie
Tobie is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Tobie are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 41% male / 59% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Romania
- US births since 1880
- 895 male / 1,359 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tobie
To address Tobie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tobie," in English, "Guten Tag Tobie," in German. About 41% of people named Tobie are men and 59% 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 Tobie,
German
Guten Tag Tobie,
French
Bonjour Tobie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tobie:
Chinese
Tobie您好：
Japanese
Tobie様
English
Hi Tobie,
German
Hi Tobie,
French
Salut Tobie,
Spanish
Hola Tobie,
Chinese
Tobie你好：
Japanese
Tobieさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 40% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
895 male · 1,359 female · 2,254 births recorded
Since 1980: 51% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tobie a male or female name?
Tobie is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Tobie are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tobie in an email?
To address Tobie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tobie," in English, "Guten Tag Tobie," in German. About 41% of people named Tobie are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tobie a unisex name?
Tobie is a unisex name: 41% of people named Tobie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Tobie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tobie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tobie,
title = {Is Tobie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tobie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}