Thobias
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a rather rare nonstandard spelling of Tobias.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Thobias (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 315 |
| 2000 | 323 |
| 2001 | 328 |
| 2002 | 336 |
| 2003 | 345 |
| 2004 | 350 |
| 2005 | 354 |
| 2006 | 355 |
| 2007 | 356 |
| 2008 | 358 |
| 2009 | 356 |
| 2010 | 356 |
| 2011 | 359 |
| 2012 | 361 |
| 2013 | 358 |
| 2014 | 359 |
| 2015 | 358 |
| 2016 | 357 |
| 2017 | 361 |
| 2018 | 359 |
| 2019 | 361 |
| 2020 | 361 |
Thobias in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Thobias.Hi! My name is Thobias.
- Thobias bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Thobias lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Thobias kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Thobias is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Thobias mamma är lärare.Thobias's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Thobias mamma is Thobias's mum. Because Thobias already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Thobias
How do you pronounce Thobias in Swedish?
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What does the name Thobias mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a rather rare nonstandard spelling of Tobias.
How popular is Thobias in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Thobias in 2022. In 2020, 361 people in Sweden had Thobias as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.