Toby

Where Toby comes from

The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
— Wiktionary's entry for Toby
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1975
    Peak, #190
    1,191 babies named Toby — more than any year before or since.
  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.