Toby
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning God is good; a form of Tobias.
Babies a year
600
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#979
new to the top 1000
UK popularity
#89
600 babies · down from #86
How Toby has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #682 |
| 2016 | #768 |
| 2017 | #806 |
| 2018 | #828 |
| 2019 | #953 |
| 2025 | #979 |
In 2025, 600 babies in England and Wales were named Toby. In the US, 355 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,192 in 1975.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Toby was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.07% of American babies of that sex.
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