Tovia
Tovia is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Tovia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tovia is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Tovia
As a girl name
Tovia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 8 Tovias were born — ranking #7,417 that year. As of 2026, Tovia ranks #16,098 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Tovias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tovia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 13 Tovias were born — ranking #6,240 that year. As of 2026, Tovia ranks #6,479 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+20% over the past five years). In total, more than 290 Tovias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tovia
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About the name Tovia
Tovia is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Tovia's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #3,336. Use the chart and map above to compare Tovia'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 .
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