Toby

Diminutive of Tobias, Greek, Hebrew

"God is Good"

Toby Origin and Meaning

The name Toby is a boy's name of Hebrew, English origin meaning "God is Good".

Sweet and spirited, kindly and handsome, posh and approachable, Toby is a versatile nickname, popular in the UK as a stand-alone choice, but familiar in the Netherlands and New Zealand too. In the US, it had its heyday in the 70s but has since been outranked by long form Tobias.

Derived from the Hebrew Tobiah, meaning "God is good" (or more specifically, "Yahwah is good"), it has appeared in everything from Shakespeare and Dickens to The Office and Gravity Falls.

Toby Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Toby Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 760 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Toby

• 959 US 2019
• 760 Nameberry 2025
• 104 Unique 2024
• 187 Unisex 2024
• 86 England 2024
• 199 scotland 2023
• 77 Australia 2018
• 65 New Zealand 2023
• 21 Dogs 2023
• 18 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Toby

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• Reggie
• Rocco
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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.