Tobias
Tobias is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is good.
What Tobias means
God is good.
Tobias sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Tobias comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Tobias is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Tobias?
Tobias sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Tobias
We group Tobias under scripture. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Biblical
Names like Tobias
These share Tobias's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Daniel — God is my judge.
- David — Beloved.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Ezra — Help, helper.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.
- Joseph — God will increase.