Toby

Where Toby comes from

The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
— Wiktionary's entry for Toby
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Toby through the years
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1946
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1975
    Peak, #190
    1,191 babies named Toby, the most in any year.
  4. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #376.
  5. 1989
    Toby Alderweireld born
    Belgian association football player
  6. 1991
    Toby Fox born
    American video game designer and composer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Toby Alderweireld · Belgian association football player, born 1989
  • Toby Fox · American video game designer and composer, born 1991
  • Toby Kebbell · British actor, born 1982
  • Toby Keith · American country music singer and actor, 1961–2024
  • Toby Stephens · British actor, born 1969

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.