Toby

Diminutive of Tobias

Toby Origin and Meaning

The name Toby is a boy's name.

This jaunty unisex nickname name has recently been given a shot of testosterone via actor Tobey Maguire and the gruff, erudite character on West Wing.

Toby Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Toby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 511 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Toby

• 959 US 2019
• 511 Nameberry 2025
• 243 Unique 2023
• 210 Unisex 2023
• 77 England 2023
• 199 Scotland 2023
• 77 Australia 2018
• 65 New Zealand 2023
• 21 Dogs 2023
• 18 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Toby

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Toby.

• Ray
• Lee
• Frankie
• Jamie
• Noel
• Louie
• Will
• Benji
• Clay
• Bailey
• Freddie
• Morgan
• Billy
• Zeke
• Sam
• Marshall
• Reggie
• Rocco
• Rex
• Duke

Famous People Named Toby

• Toby Edward Heslewood Jones English actor
• Toby Stephens English actor
• Tobias Joseph "Toby" Turner aka Tobuscus American YouTuber
• Toby Gerhart American NFL football player
• Toby Keith American country music singer
• Kevin Michael "Toby" McKeehan aka tobyMac Christian singer/songwriter
• Toby Finn Regbo English actor
• Tobias Alistair Patrick "Toby" Kebbell English actor
• Toby Lee Gowin American NFL football player
• Toby Edward Rosenthal American painter
• Toby Victor Mott English punk artist
• Tobias “Toby” Gad German music producer
• Toby James McDonough American musician of band Before You Exit
• Toby Markakis (b. 2013) son of baseball player Nick Markakis

The name Toby in Pop Culture

• Toby Williams character in the film "Labyrinth"
• Toby Ziegler character on TV's "The West Wing"
• Toby Cavanaugh character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Toby Kennish character on TV's "Switched at Birth"
• Toby Lolness character in Timothée de Fombelle's "Toby Alone" novels
• Toby Flenderson character on TV's "The Office"
• Toby Grisoni character in film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote"
• Toby character in Disney's "The Great Mouse Detective"
• Toby Mangel character in Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
• Ticci Toby character on website "Creepypasta"
• Toby Griffin character in TV series "Justified"
• Toby the Tram Engine character on animated series "Thomas & Friends"
• Toby the Pup character appearing in theatrical cartoons in 1930 and 1931
• Sir Toby Belch character in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
• Toby Isaacs character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Toby Mills character on British soap opera "Hollyoaks"
• Toby character on the animated series "Beyblade: Metal Masters"
• Toby Mitchell main character on Canadian TV series "Toby"
• "Toby Tyler; or Ten Weeks with a Circus," novel by James Otis
• Toby Waller slave name of Kunta Kinte in book/series "Roots"
• Toby Duncan youngest Duncan on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
• Tobias "Toby" Domzalski character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"
• Toby Treacletart rp character in realplay DnD podcast Drunks and Dragons. Played by Tim Lanning.