Is Toby a boy or girl name?
Toby is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 98 girls and 194 boys were named Toby, so 33.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.3% of the 42,891 US babies named Toby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,104
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,004
- Babies named Toby since 1882
- 42,891
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 1,349 babies
Boys and girls named Toby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 32 | 37 | 53.6% |
| 1910s | 163 | 294 | 64.3% |
| 1920s | 253 | 409 | 61.8% |
| 1930s | 501 | 947 | 65.4% |
| 1940s | 1,240 | 1,360 | 52.3% |
| 1950s | 2,124 | 957 | 31.1% |
| 1960s | 4,359 | 724 | 14.2% |
| 1970s | 9,885 | 966 | 8.9% |
| 1980s | 3,760 | 447 | 10.6% |
| 1990s | 3,127 | 366 | 10.5% |
| 2000s | 4,852 | 582 | 10.7% |
| 2010s | 3,402 | 737 | 17.8% |
| 2020s | 893 | 458 | 33.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 194 | #1,104 | 98 | #2,004 |
| 2023 | 158 | #1,241 | 98 | #2,015 |
| 2022 | 177 | #1,165 | 82 | #2,290 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,094 | 89 | #2,126 |
| 2020 | 172 | #1,139 | 91 | #2,049 |
| 2019 | 225 | #954 | 76 | #2,372 |
| 2018 | 271 | #826 | 67 | #2,608 |
| 2017 | 284 | #806 | 80 | #2,318 |
| 2016 | 316 | #768 | 79 | #2,383 |
| 2015 | 371 | #682 | 80 | #2,337 |
| 2014 | 446 | #605 | 75 | #2,440 |
| 2013 | 486 | #548 | 71 | #2,530 |
| 2012 | 353 | #670 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2011 | 291 | #776 | 61 | #2,864 |
| 2010 | 359 | #668 | 50 | #3,303 |
| 2009 | 396 | #633 | 56 | #3,087 |
| 2008 | 441 | #583 | 53 | #3,217 |
| 2007 | 462 | #559 | 51 | #3,328 |
| 2006 | 507 | #510 | 62 | #2,847 |
| 2005 | 528 | #475 | 67 | #2,577 |
| 2004 | 612 | #428 | 65 | #2,587 |
| 2003 | 582 | #433 | 64 | #2,553 |
| 2002 | 502 | #474 | 42 | #3,331 |
| 2001 | 413 | #532 | 71 | #2,286 |
| 2000 | 409 | #535 | 51 | #2,853 |
| 1999 | 333 | #586 | 38 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 342 | #573 | 37 | #3,348 |
| 1997 | 346 | #557 | 41 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 343 | #548 | 37 | #3,231 |
| 1995 | 316 | #577 | 45 | #2,729 |
| 1994 | 308 | #589 | 37 | #3,165 |
| 1993 | 284 | #618 | 34 | #3,350 |
| 1992 | 289 | #608 | 37 | #3,141 |
| 1991 | 257 | #638 | 32 | #3,438 |
| 1990 | 309 | #577 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 1989 | 263 | #608 | 46 | #2,524 |
| 1988 | 276 | #553 | 45 | #2,444 |
| 1987 | 294 | #524 | 46 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 304 | #502 | 26 | #3,453 |
| 1985 | 322 | #484 | 57 | #1,947 |
| 1984 | 344 | #451 | 53 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 385 | #416 | 39 | #2,429 |
| 1982 | 467 | #373 | 43 | #2,325 |
| 1981 | 457 | #376 | 39 | #2,486 |
| 1980 | 648 | #304 | 53 | #2,012 |
| 1979 | 667 | #298 | 55 | #1,913 |
| 1978 | 886 | #239 | 54 | #1,859 |
| 1977 | 1,058 | #209 | 93 | #1,281 |
| 1976 | 1,094 | #201 | 117 | #1,053 |
| 1975 | 1,191 | #190 | 158 | #848 |
| 1974 | 1,080 | #205 | 117 | #1,031 |
| 1973 | 1,005 | #218 | 98 | #1,136 |
| 1972 | 890 | #241 | 98 | #1,131 |
| 1971 | 1,031 | #229 | 76 | #1,404 |
| 1970 | 983 | #242 | 100 | #1,166 |
| 1969 | 754 | #272 | 79 | #1,269 |
| 1968 | 555 | #323 | 54 | #1,574 |
| 1967 | 427 | #363 | 67 | #1,348 |
| 1966 | 350 | #406 | 55 | #1,514 |
| 1965 | 473 | #350 | 74 | #1,255 |
| 1964 | 375 | #417 | 64 | #1,416 |
| 1963 | 390 | #408 | 90 | #1,157 |
| 1962 | 360 | #422 | 85 | #1,200 |
| 1961 | 301 | #468 | 74 | #1,295 |
| 1960 | 374 | #409 | 82 | #1,211 |
| 1959 | 295 | #464 | 73 | #1,262 |
| 1958 | 299 | #454 | 83 | #1,171 |
| 1957 | 250 | #495 | 89 | #1,115 |
| 1956 | 244 | #490 | 108 | #975 |
| 1955 | 190 | #534 | 100 | #1,003 |
| 1954 | 184 | #536 | 93 | #1,018 |
| 1953 | 180 | #530 | 84 | #1,061 |
| 1952 | 191 | #505 | 108 | #892 |
| 1951 | 143 | #581 | 109 | #862 |
| 1950 | 148 | #557 | 110 | #841 |
| 1949 | 149 | #549 | 117 | #806 |
| 1948 | 136 | #575 | 117 | #799 |
| 1947 | 148 | #554 | 127 | #767 |
| 1946 | 126 | #572 | 116 | #766 |
| 1945 | 123 | #539 | 133 | #633 |
| 1944 | 153 | #494 | 117 | #694 |
| 1943 | 116 | #591 | 160 | #597 |
| 1942 | 121 | #561 | 156 | #596 |
| 1941 | 91 | #643 | 170 | #544 |
| 1940 | 77 | #693 | 147 | #578 |
| 1939 | 72 | #706 | 154 | #536 |
| 1938 | 53 | #858 | 157 | #547 |
| 1937 | 66 | #755 | 118 | #628 |
| 1936 | 59 | #806 | 152 | #526 |
| 1935 | 57 | #833 | 94 | #691 |
| 1934 | 54 | #859 | 101 | #669 |
| 1933 | 36 | #1,102 | 58 | #893 |
| 1932 | 44 | #1,003 | 36 | #1,210 |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,279 | 35 | #1,241 |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,328 | 42 | #1,159 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,409 | 35 | #1,281 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,519 | 41 | #1,206 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,290 | 25 | #1,720 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,712 | 39 | #1,259 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,447 | 39 | #1,269 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,672 | 59 | #998 |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,416 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,586 | 39 | #1,266 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,643 | 59 | #968 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,689 | 37 | #1,278 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,317 | 45 | #1,102 |
| 1918 | 24 | #1,533 | 39 | #1,212 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,582 | 38 | #1,180 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,545 | 46 | #1,023 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,302 | 40 | #1,073 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,767 | 19 | #1,533 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,794 | 24 | #1,146 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,532 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,524 | 13 | #1,364 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,571 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,147 | 8 | #1,749 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,346 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,332 | 6 | #2,039 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,578 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,017 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Toby reached #190 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #526 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Toby
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.