Khalid vs Tobias
Khalid 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, Khalid was ranked #468 and Tobias #15 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Khalid was ranked #313 and Tobias #108 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Khalid was ranked #404 and Tobias #177 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Khalid was ranked #727 and Tobias #352 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Khalid was ranked #372 and Tobias #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Khalid and Tobias over time
Khalid and Tobias appear together in 3 published lists, across 100 years of shared records. Tobias held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Khalid in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Tobias reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Khalid in 1. 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Khalid fell — from #268 and #513 in 1967 to #468 and #15 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Khalid and Tobias were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #468 and #15.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1967–2025
Khalid held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tobias in 53.
Highest recorded here: Khalid #268 in 1967, Tobias #1 in 2005.
The order changed in 1973: Tobias moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #366 and #376; by 1973 that had become #473 and #292.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Khalid #468, Tobias #15.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Khalid held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tobias in 29.
Highest recorded here: Khalid #301 in 2023, Tobias #98 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Khalid #313, Tobias #108.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2002–2025
Khalid held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tobias in 12.
Highest recorded here: Khalid #372 in 2025, Tobias #317 in 2017.
The order changed in 2025: Khalid moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #655 and #520; by 2025 that had become #372 and #676.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Khalid #372, Tobias #676.
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 | Khalid | 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (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); Khalid does not have one recorded yet.
- Khalid and Tobias both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Khalid doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Khalid
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #372 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #268 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 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