Toyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TOY-uh
Toyah is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Toyah mean?
Best known as the first name of the English singer and actress Toyah Willcox.
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Is Toyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Toyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Toyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 33 girls.
Half of all the girls named Toyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Toyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 33 | #775 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Toyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Sarah, Tasnim, Yasmin, Charlotte, Aysha, Emma, Faiza, Zoe, Salma, Chloe, Farah
Names related to Toyah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Toyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/toyah, updated 20 October 2026.