Khaled vs Tobias
Khaled and Tobiascompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Khaled was ranked #467 and Tobias #15 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Khaled was ranked #1076 and Tobias #108 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Khaled was ranked #829 and Tobias #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Khaled and Tobias over time
Khaled and Tobias appear together in 2 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Tobias held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Khaled in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Khaled reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tobias in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Khaled and Tobias changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1967 and 2025, ending at #467 and #15.
- Longest-running competitions
Khaled and Tobias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #467 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1967–2025
Khaled held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tobias in 46.
Highest recorded here: Khaled #268 in 1980, Tobias #1 in 2005.
The order changed in 1981: Tobias moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #268 and #272; by 1981 that had become #502 and #301.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Khaled #467, Tobias #15.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Khaled held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 29.
Highest recorded here: Khaled #1027 in 1999, Tobias #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Khaled #1076, Tobias #108.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Khaled | Tobias |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #467 (2025) | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Khaled does not have one recorded yet.
- Khaled and Tobias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Khaled doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Khaled
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #452 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #15 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys