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Toby

Boy's name · #979 in the US (2025) · Retro

67% boys · 33% girls — Toby is also given to girls: 101 in 2025, about 33% in recent years. Toby →

Popularity over time

Toby reached #190 in 1975 and has faded to #979 since. About 35,000 boys have carried it since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#74 in New Zealand (2025) · #89 in England & Wales (2025) · #137 in N. Ireland (2025) · #239 in Netherlands (2025) · #241 in Scotland (2025) · #347 in Ireland (2025) · #1,799 in Austria (2025) · #913 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tobys

• Toby Alderweireld — Belgian association football player (born 1989)
• Toby Jones — British actor
• Toby Kebbell — British actor
• Toby Fox — American video game designer and composer (born 1991)
• Toby Keith — American country music singer and actor (1961–2024)

In stories & tradition

• Toby the Tram Engine — Thomas & Friends (TV series)
• Toby Flenderson — The Office (TV series)
• Toby Ziegler — The West Wing (TV series)

What Tobys become

Among 535 notable people named Toby:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Toby Jones, British actor.

Similar names: Jamie · Todd · Robbie · Mike · Coby · Tommy

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