Tovi
Tovi is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Tovi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tovi is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Tovi
As a girl name
American parents first put Tovi on the record books as a girl name in 2019, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Tovis were born — ranking #8,472 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 88% of all recorded Tovis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 43 Tovis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tovi on the record books as a boy name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Tovis were born — ranking #8,802 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Tovis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 52 Tovis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tovi
Tovi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Tovi's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #8,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Tovi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.