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Tobenna

Boy

Meaning of Tobenna: Igbo: 'praise God'

Tobenna is a boy's name most strongly associated with Igbo naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6419th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6419

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

271

First recorded 1999 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 11 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Tobenna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 21.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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