Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 19% girls / 81% boys
Origin: DutchToby is a given name in many English-speaking countries. The name is derived the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish God.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Toby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 5 | #1,083 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,089 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,073 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,489 |
| 1905 | 8 | #991 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,400 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,332 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,147 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,571 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,524 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,794 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,767 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,545 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,582 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,533 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,317 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,689 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,586 |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,416 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,447 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,712 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,290 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,519 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,409 |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,328 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,279 |
| 1932 | 44 | #1,003 |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,102 |
| 1934 | 54 | #859 |
| 1935 | 57 | #833 |
| 1936 | 59 | #806 |
| 1937 | 66 | #755 |
| 1938 | 53 | #858 |
| 1939 | 72 | #706 |
| 1940 | 77 | #693 |
| 1941 | 91 | #643 |
| 1942 | 121 | #561 |
| 1943 | 116 | #591 |
| 1944 | 153 | #494 |
| 1945 | 123 | #539 |
| 1946 | 126 | #572 |
| 1947 | 148 | #554 |
| 1948 | 136 | #575 |
| 1949 | 149 | #549 |
| 1950 | 148 | #557 |
| 1951 | 143 | #581 |
| 1952 | 191 | #505 |
| 1953 | 180 | #530 |
| 1954 | 184 | #536 |
| 1955 | 190 | #534 |
| 1956 | 244 | #490 |
| 1957 | 250 | #495 |
| 1958 | 299 | #454 |
| 1959 | 295 | #464 |
| 1960 | 374 | #409 |
| 1961 | 301 | #468 |
| 1962 | 360 | #422 |
| 1963 | 390 | #408 |
| 1964 | 375 | #417 |
| 1965 | 473 | #350 |
| 1966 | 350 | #406 |
| 1967 | 427 | #363 |
| 1968 | 555 | #323 |
| 1969 | 754 | #272 |
| 1970 | 983 | #242 |
| 1971 | 1,031 | #229 |
| 1972 | 890 | #241 |
| 1973 | 1,005 | #218 |
| 1974 | 1,080 | #205 |
| 1975 | 1,191 | #190 |
| 1976 | 1,094 | #201 |
| 1977 | 1,058 | #209 |
| 1978 | 886 | #239 |
| 1979 | 667 | #298 |
| 1980 | 648 | #304 |
| 1981 | 457 | #376 |
| 1982 | 467 | #373 |
| 1983 | 385 | #416 |
| 1984 | 344 | #451 |
| 1985 | 322 | #484 |
| 1986 | 304 | #502 |
| 1987 | 294 | #524 |
| 1988 | 276 | #553 |
| 1989 | 263 | #608 |
| 1990 | 309 | #577 |
| 1991 | 257 | #638 |
| 1992 | 289 | #608 |
| 1993 | 284 | #618 |
| 1994 | 308 | #589 |
| 1995 | 316 | #577 |
| 1996 | 343 | #548 |
| 1997 | 346 | #557 |
| 1998 | 342 | #573 |
| 1999 | 333 | #586 |
| 2000 | 409 | #535 |
| 2001 | 413 | #532 |
| 2002 | 502 | #474 |
| 2003 | 582 | #433 |
| 2004 | 612 | #428 |
| 2005 | 528 | #475 |
| 2006 | 507 | #510 |
| 2007 | 462 | #559 |
| 2008 | 441 | #583 |
| 2009 | 396 | #633 |
| 2010 | 359 | #668 |
| 2011 | 291 | #776 |
| 2012 | 353 | #670 |
| 2013 | 486 | #548 |
| 2014 | 446 | #605 |
| 2015 | 371 | #682 |
| 2016 | 316 | #768 |
| 2017 | 284 | #806 |
| 2018 | 271 | #826 |
| 2019 | 225 | #954 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,139 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,094 |
| 2022 | 177 | #1,165 |
| 2023 | 158 | #1,241 |
| 2024 | 194 | #1,104 |
