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Toby
Pronounced /ˈtəʊbi/
Rank in 2024
#1,101
Born in 2024
194
Peak year
1975 · #190
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:98 in 2024 (#1,994)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 194 boys were named Toby, about 1 in every 8,842.
- It peaked in 1975 with 1,191 babies, ranked #190.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 34,607 boys have been named Toby since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Toby per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.5Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 391 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 1,234 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Boomers: 4,483 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Gen X: 13,092 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Millennials: 5,218 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Gen Z: 6,876 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,292 babies, 0.15 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
The Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. ==== Proper noun ==== Toby (plural Tobys) A male given name from Hebrew. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew. A surname originating as a patronymic. (chiefly UK) in the traditional Punch and Judy show the showman's (live) dog trained to take part in the puppet show and to carry a bag around the audience soliciting donations. ===== Derived terms ===== Toby jug Toby collar Toby frill
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈtəʊbi/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Toby, CC BY-SA 4.0.