How Many People Are Named Toby?
people named Toby are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,362 people in the US has this name
Based on 43,233 babies named Toby in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,349 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval form of TOBIAS. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Toby, 16.5% were girls and 83.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Toby fell from 64.3% in the 1910s to 33.2% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1970s, at 8.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Toby alive today is about 40 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Toby first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1975, to 1,349 babies. In 2025, 335 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Toby has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #190, in 1975. In 2025 it ranked #979. Among girls, its best rank was #526, in 1936.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #979 | #1,923 |
| Best rank | #190 (1975) | #526 (1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #226 in the 1970s | #667 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Toby alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Toby were born in New York than in any other state: about 3,889 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Toby was given 2.6 times as often in New Mexico, 2.1 times in Oklahoma and 1.9 times in New York.
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