Toby: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is good”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- TOH-bee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (81% of all uses)
Diminutive of Tobias, from Hebrew Toviyyah, meaning “Yahweh is good.” Toby has long been used as an independent English given name.
How popular is Toby?
Babies named Toby in 2024292
2024 rank#1,102 boys
Peak year1975
Total US babies since 188042,891
Toby is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.
Names like Toby
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Toby questions
What does the name Toby mean?
Toby means "God is good". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Tobias, from Hebrew Toviyyah, meaning “Yahweh is good.” Toby has long been used as an independent English given name.
Is Toby a boy or girl name?
Toby is mainly a boy's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Toby?
292 US babies were named Toby in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.
How do you pronounce Toby?
Toby is usually pronounced TOH-bee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.