Tobe
Tobe is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, East Frisia
- US records 1880–2017
- 932 male / 29 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tobe
If you do not know Tobe’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tobe,” in English, “Guten Tag Tobe,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tobe,
German
Guten Tag Tobe,
French
Bonjour Tobe,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tobe:
Chinese
Tobe您好：
Japanese
Tobe様
English
Hi Tobe,
German
Hi Tobe,
French
Salut Tobe,
Spanish
Hola Tobe,
Chinese
Tobe你好：
Japanese
Tobeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
932 male · 29 female · 961 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tobe a male or female name?
Tobe is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Tobe in an email?
If you do not know Tobe’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tobe,” in English, “Guten Tag Tobe,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Tobe a unisex name?
Tobe is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Tobe a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/tobe. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tobe,
title = {Is Tobe a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/tobe},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}