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Toby Name Origin: Hebrew
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Pronunciation: t(o)-bee
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Toby Name Meaning
Toby is the quintessential little boy name. He’s charming, friendly, and easy to spell, making him a favorite on baby name lists. Meaning “Yahweh is good,” this Hebrew pick is also a hit with the spiritual crowd.
Infographic of Toby name meaning, which is A shortened form of Tobias, Toby is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is good."
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Toby Name Popularity
How popular is the name Toby? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1911 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1912 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1913 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1914 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1915 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1916 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1917 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1918 |
1,547 |
5 |
0.0005% |
| 1919 |
1,402 |
6 |
0.0006% |
| 1920 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1921 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1922 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1923 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1924 |
1,444 |
6 |
0.0005% |
| 1925 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1926 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1927 |
1,286 |
8 |
0.0007% |
| 1928 |
1,376 |
6 |
0.0006% |
| 1929 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1930 |
1,429 |
5 |
0.0005% |
| 1931 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1932 |
1,048 |
13 |
0.0013% |
| 1933 |
1,286 |
6 |
0.0006% |
| 1934 |
1,068 |
12 |
0.0012% |
| 1935 |
997 |
14 |
0.0014% |
| 1936 |
1,090 |
10 |
0.001% |
| 1937 |
949 |
15 |
0.0015% |
| 1938 |
884 |
20 |
0.002% |
| 1939 |
725 |
33 |
0.0032% |
| 1940 |
739 |
35 |
0.0033% |
| 1941 |
657 |
49 |
0.0044% |
| 1942 |
612 |
68 |
0.0054% |
| 1943 |
583 |
76 |
0.0058% |
| 1944 |
505 |
105 |
0.0085% |
| 1945 |
568 |
71 |
0.0058% |
| 1946 |
606 |
70 |
0.0047% |
| 1947 |
589 |
94 |
0.0056% |
| 1948 |
621 |
72 |
0.0045% |
| 1949 |
600 |
86 |
0.0053% |
| 1950 |
581 |
93 |
0.0058% |
| 1951 |
602 |
89 |
0.0052% |
| 1952 |
520 |
136 |
0.0078% |
| 1953 |
536 |
131 |
0.0074% |
| 1954 |
562 |
126 |
0.0069% |
| 1955 |
553 |
134 |
0.0073% |
| 1956 |
499 |
191 |
0.0101% |
| 1957 |
502 |
194 |
0.0101% |
| 1958 |
462 |
243 |
0.0129% |
| 1959 |
485 |
224 |
0.0118% |
| 1960 |
403 |
339 |
0.0179% |
| 1961 |
472 |
248 |
0.0131% |
| 1962 |
419 |
329 |
0.0179% |
| 1963 |
407 |
344 |
0.0192% |
| 1964 |
418 |
330 |
0.0187% |
| 1965 |
349 |
441 |
0.027% |
| 1966 |
404 |
304 |
0.0195% |
| 1967 |
359 |
398 |
0.0262% |
| 1968 |
323 |
516 |
0.0344% |
| 1969 |
270 |
728 |
0.0473% |
| 1970 |
240 |
958 |
0.0602% |
| 1971 |
226 |
1,015 |
0.0675% |
| 1972 |
241 |
863 |
0.0634% |
| 1973 |
216 |
992 |
0.0765% |
| 1974 |
203 |
1,064 |
0.0819% |
| 1975 |
188 |
1,182 |
0.092% |
| 1976 |
199 |
1,077 |
0.0836% |
| 1977 |
209 |
1,036 |
0.0769% |
| 1978 |
234 |
864 |
0.0643% |
| 1979 |
295 |
643 |
0.0456% |
| 1980 |
303 |
614 |
0.042% |
| 1981 |
376 |
421 |
0.0286% |
| 1982 |
371 |
432 |
0.0289% |
| 1983 |
425 |
328 |
0.0222% |
| 1984 |
455 |
291 |
0.0196% |
| 1985 |
488 |
274 |
0.0181% |
| 1986 |
506 |
256 |
0.017% |
| 1987 |
538 |
235 |
0.0154% |
| 1988 |
557 |
226 |
0.0145% |
| 1989 |
626 |
199 |
0.0123% |
| 1990 |
578 |
260 |
0.0157% |
| 1991 |
634 |
212 |
0.013% |
| 1992 |
599 |
245 |
0.0153% |
| 1993 |
611 |
241 |
0.0155% |
| 1994 |
597 |
252 |
0.0164% |
| 1995 |
566 |
280 |
0.0186% |
| 1996 |
544 |
303 |
0.0202% |
| 1997 |
552 |
309 |
0.0209% |
| 1998 |
556 |
312 |
0.0208% |
| 1999 |
589 |
280 |
0.0187% |
| 2000 |
536 |
364 |
0.0238% |
| 2001 |
527 |
373 |
0.0248% |
| 2002 |
470 |
471 |
0.0314% |
| 2003 |
431 |
549 |
0.0361% |
| 2004 |
430 |
572 |
0.0375% |
| 2005 |
471 |
496 |
0.0324% |
| 2006 |
517 |
461 |
0.0294% |
| 2007 |
537 |
439 |
0.0278% |
| 2008 |
578 |
395 |
0.0256% |
| 2009 |
623 |
355 |
0.0238% |
| 2010 |
666 |
305 |
0.0212% |
| 2011 |
772 |
236 |
0.0166% |
| 2012 |
664 |
306 |
0.0215% |
| 2013 |
531 |
455 |
0.032% |
| 2014 |
597 |
398 |
0.0273% |
| 2015 |
684 |
314 |
0.0216% |
| 2016 |
730 |
277 |
0.0192% |
| 2017 |
795 |
221 |
0.0158% |
| 2018 |
807 |
209 |
0.0152% |
| 2019 |
898 |
168 |
0.0124% |
| 2020 |
1,170 |
111 |
0.0087% |
| 2021 |
1,163 |
121 |
0.0099% |
| 2022 |
1,209 |
117 |
0.0089% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Thobey
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God is good
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Hebrew
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Thobie
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God is good
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Hebrew
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Thoby
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God is good
|
Hebrew
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Tobe
|
God is good
|
Hebrew
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Tobee
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God is good
|
Hebrew
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Tobey
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God is good
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Hebrew
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Tobi
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God is good
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Hebrew
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Tobias
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God is good
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Hebrew
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Tobie
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God is good
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Hebrew
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