Toby

“God is good” — Hebrew via Greek and Middle English origin

Girl's name · #1923 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Toby — on the books since 1902, #1923 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 8,400 girls share it. In New York and New Jersey it runs 6–13× its national rate. About 67% of babies named Toby in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tobys

Toby Wing — American actress and showgirl (1915-2001)
Toby Riddle — Modoc interpreter (c. 1848–1920)
Toby Leung — Hong Kong singer
Toby Kiers — evolutionary biologist (born 1976)
Toby Ann Stavisky — American politician

In stories & tradition

Toby Tortoise — The Tortoise and the Hare · Toby Tortoise Returns
Toby — Collits' Inn
Toby Mopham — Primrose

What Tobys become

Among 535 notable people named Toby:

Entertainers appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Toby Wing, American actress and showgirl (1915-2001).

Similar names: Carmella · Tommie · Robbie · James · Althea · Libby

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