—2024 rank
1975peak year
33,225babies named Toby since 1880
▼ 14%5-year trend
Toby popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Toby mean?
A medieval English pet form of Tobias, from Hebrew Toviyah meaning God is good; long used independently in Britain.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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