Toby Boy & girl
How popular is Toby?
#977 boy name in 2025
234 baby boys were named Toby in the US in 2025, making it the 977th most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
Toby popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #977 for boys (▲ 122 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 234 boys, 101 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #681 in 2015, #1,134 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1975 (1,191 boys) |
| Highest rank | #190 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 72% boys, 28% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Toby counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Toby family of names ranked #825 for boys in 2025 (#911 the year before), with 273 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Toby is most popular
Babies named Toby per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Toby by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #935 |
| 1890s | 6 | #977 |
| 1900s | 32 | #918 |
| 1910s | 163 | #1,265 |
| 1920s | 253 | #1,267 |
| 1930s | 501 | #700 |
| 1940s | 1,240 | #492 |
| 1950s | 2,124 | #454 |
| 1960s | 4,359 | #272 |
| 1970s | 9,884 | #190 |
| 1980s | 3,759 | #304 |
| 1990s | 3,127 | #547 |
| 2000s | 4,855 | #429 |
| 2010s | 3,403 | #546 |
| 2020s | 1,130 | #977 |
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Questions
- Is Toby a boy or girl name?
- Toby is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 72% of babies named Toby were boys and 28% were girls.
- How popular is the name Toby?
- 234 baby boys were named Toby in the US in 2025, making it the 977th most popular boy name. Another 101 girls got the name (#1,911 for girls).
- When was Toby most popular?
- Toby peaked in 1975, when 1,191 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #190 in 1975.
- How many people are named Toby?
- 43,233 babies have been named Toby in the US since 1880. We estimate about 36,768 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
- Where is Toby most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Toby was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.