Toby
Boy · TOH-bee · Hebrew
Classic
Toby is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is good”. In 2025 it ranked 91st for boys in the UK (636 babies) and 977th for boys in the US (234 babies).
What does Toby mean?
Hebrew: English form of Tobias
“God is good”
An English form of Tobias; Sir Toby Belch is a comic character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
- Say it
- TOH-bee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Toby a girl's or a boy's name?
Toby is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls and 636 boys in the UK and 101 girls and 234 boys in the US.
How popular is Toby in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #91among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 636about 1 in 470 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 636 boys in the UK were named Toby, making it the 91st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 64th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,529 boys. 13 girls were also named Toby in 2025 (2,206th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Toby since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Toby in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 691 boys in the UK were given Toby or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #92.
Among boys in 2025, it was 89th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 126th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#88), 2004 (#50), 2014 (#42) and 2024 (#86).
Toby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 636 | #91 |
| 2024 | 655 | #90 |
| 2023 | 717 | #79 |
| 2022 | 932 | #68 |
| 2021 | 958 | #69 |
| 2020 | 1,026 | #64 |
| 2019 | 1,145 | #63 |
| 2018 | 1,236 | #58 |
| 2017 | 1,385 | #51 |
| 2016 | 1,459 | #48 |
| 2015 | 1,409 | #47 |
| 2014 | 1,407 | #47 |
| 2013 | 1,492 | #48 |
| 2012 | 1,456 | #53 |
| 2011 | 1,438 | #56 |
| 2010 | 1,375 | #59 |
| 2009 | 1,344 | #59 |
| 2008 | 1,439 | #58 |
| 2007 | 1,529 | #58 |
| 2006 | 1,447 | #58 |
| 2005 | 1,420 | #53 |
| 2004 | 1,338 | #54 |
| 2003 | 1,232 | #58 |
| 2002 | 1,071 | #65 |
| 2001 | 955 | #71 |
| 2000 | 725 | #84 |
| 1999 | 751 | #85 |
| 1998 | 775 | #86 |
| 1997 | 771 | #85 |
| 1996 | 768 | #82 |
How popular is Toby in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #977among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 234about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 234 boys in the US were named Toby, making it the 977th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,134th. Its busiest year was 1975, with 1,191 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882. 101 girls were also named Toby in 2025 (1,911th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Toby than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Toby in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 273 boys in the US were given Toby or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #817, up from #977 for this spelling alone.
In 1913, 69% of the babies named Toby in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 30%, with more boys than girls since 1946.
Toby in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 234 | #977 |
| 2024 | 196 | #1,099 |
| 2023 | 158 | #1,238 |
| 2022 | 177 | #1,163 |
| 2021 | 193 | #1,090 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,134 |
| 2019 | 226 | #949 |
| 2018 | 271 | #824 |
| 2017 | 284 | #804 |
| 2016 | 316 | #768 |
| 2015 | 371 | #681 |
| 2014 | 446 | #605 |
| 2013 | 486 | #546 |
| 2012 | 353 | #668 |
| 2011 | 291 | #773 |
| 2010 | 359 | #667 |
| 2009 | 396 | #630 |
| 2008 | 442 | #581 |
| 2007 | 462 | #558 |
| 2006 | 508 | #510 |
| 2005 | 529 | #474 |
| 2004 | 612 | #429 |
| 2003 | 582 | #433 |
| 2002 | 502 | #474 |
| 2001 | 413 | #532 |
| 2000 | 409 | #535 |
| 1999 | 333 | #584 |
| 1998 | 342 | #571 |
| 1997 | 346 | #556 |
| 1996 | 343 | #547 |
| 1995 | 316 | #574 |
| 1994 | 308 | #588 |
| 1993 | 284 | #616 |
| 1992 | 289 | #605 |
| 1991 | 257 | #635 |
| 1990 | 309 | #575 |
| 1989 | 263 | #603 |
| 1988 | 276 | #553 |
| 1987 | 294 | #521 |
| 1986 | 304 | #501 |
| 1985 | 322 | #484 |
| 1984 | 344 | #451 |
| 1983 | 385 | #416 |
| 1982 | 467 | #373 |
| 1981 | 456 | #376 |
| 1980 | 648 | #304 |
| 1979 | 667 | #298 |
| 1978 | 886 | #238 |
| 1977 | 1,058 | #209 |
| 1976 | 1,094 | #201 |
| 1975 | 1,191 | #190 |
| 1974 | 1,080 | #205 |
| 1973 | 1,005 | #218 |
| 1972 | 890 | #241 |
| 1971 | 1,031 | #229 |
| 1970 | 982 | #242 |
| 1969 | 754 | #272 |
| 1968 | 555 | #322 |
| 1967 | 426 | #363 |
| 1966 | 351 | #404 |
| 1965 | 473 | #350 |
| 1964 | 375 | #417 |
| 1963 | 390 | #407 |
| 1962 | 360 | #420 |
| 1961 | 301 | #468 |
| 1960 | 374 | #409 |
| 1959 | 295 | #462 |
| 1958 | 299 | #454 |
| 1957 | 250 | #494 |
| 1956 | 244 | #488 |
| 1955 | 190 | #531 |
| 1954 | 184 | #533 |
| 1953 | 180 | #529 |
| 1952 | 191 | #504 |
| 1951 | 143 | #580 |
| 1950 | 148 | #554 |
| 1949 | 149 | #546 |
| 1948 | 136 | #571 |
| 1947 | 148 | #553 |
| 1946 | 126 | #572 |
| 1945 | 123 | #539 |
| 1944 | 153 | #492 |
| 1943 | 116 | #590 |
| 1942 | 121 | #558 |
| 1941 | 91 | #640 |
| 1940 | 77 | #689 |
| 1939 | 72 | #700 |
| 1938 | 53 | #852 |
| 1937 | 66 | #751 |
| 1936 | 59 | #797 |
| 1935 | 57 | #822 |
| 1934 | 54 | #853 |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,094 |
| 1932 | 44 | #992 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,253 |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,299 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,378 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,267 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,661 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,628 |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,385 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,642 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,297 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,528 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,504 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,686 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 8 | #918 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #942 |
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