Toby
Female diminutive of Tobias, Greek from Hebrew
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Toby Origin and Meaning
The name Toby is a girl's name meaning "God is good".
Toby is an early unisex name with a Shakespearean pedigree; when used for a girl it retains its tomboyish quality. Fits well with the growing trend of boyish nicknames for girls -- alongside rising choices like Frankie and Stevie. Toby peaked as a girl's name in 1936 and was last on the charts in 1975. Though, it's been slowly rising in recent years with nearly 100 baby girls named Toby in 2023.
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# 849 in the US
Toby Rank in US Top 1000
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Toby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Toby
- Martha Virginia "Toby" WingAmerican actress
Toby in Pop Culture
- October "Toby" Dayemain character in novels by Seanan McGuire
- Toby Bishopcharacter in movie "Not Forgotten"
- Toby Hameecharacter in the Animorphs books by K. A. Applegate