Is Toy a boy or girl name?
Toy was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 45.6% of the 2,119 US babies named Toy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Toy since 1883
- 2,119
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 51 babies
Boys and girls named Toy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 41 | 10 | 19.6% |
| 1900s | 65 | 47 | 42% |
| 1910s | 206 | 102 | 33.1% |
| 1920s | 233 | 112 | 32.5% |
| 1930s | 149 | 85 | 36.3% |
| 1940s | 136 | 76 | 35.8% |
| 1950s | 97 | 131 | 57.5% |
| 1960s | 68 | 158 | 69.9% |
| 1970s | 67 | 166 | 71.2% |
| 1980s | 43 | 68 | 61.3% |
| 1990s | 26 | 12 | 31.6% |
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #12,166 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #8,041 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,714 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,165 | 6 | #13,042 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,117 | 6 | #12,865 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,868 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,089 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,882 | 6 | #11,217 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,483 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,386 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,934 | 9 | #7,375 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,261 | 7 | #8,962 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,941 | 5 | #12,212 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,205 | 9 | #7,380 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,377 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,815 | 10 | #6,668 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,533 | 10 | #6,360 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,141 | 12 | #5,516 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,601 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,417 | 30 | #2,608 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,549 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,470 | 19 | #3,471 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,962 | 10 | #5,451 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,349 | 27 | #2,728 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,811 | 15 | #4,028 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,917 | 16 | #3,609 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,699 | 18 | #3,160 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,972 | 17 | #3,201 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,931 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,519 | 10 | #4,477 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,582 | 12 | #4,080 |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,016 | 14 | #3,629 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,835 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,031 | 14 | #3,593 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,675 | 15 | #3,349 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,959 | 18 | #2,860 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,250 | 16 | #3,073 |
| 1957 | 9 | #3,009 | 12 | #3,680 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,280 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,953 | 15 | #3,086 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,931 | 12 | #3,479 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,033 | 12 | #3,466 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,502 | 12 | #3,363 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,238 | 13 | #3,091 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,939 | 14 | #2,898 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,215 | 5 | #5,993 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,771 | 8 | #4,180 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,660 | 11 | #3,430 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,754 | 8 | #3,966 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,729 | 8 | #3,662 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,630 | 8 | #3,785 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,701 | 9 | #3,419 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,583 | 7 | #3,929 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,110 | 12 | #2,565 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,149 | 5 | #4,892 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,745 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,442 | 10 | #2,839 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,519 | 5 | #4,835 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,548 | 8 | #3,423 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,700 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,581 | 16 | #2,117 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,455 | 9 | #3,202 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,814 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,788 | 13 | #2,574 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,153 | 12 | #2,752 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,556 | 14 | #2,531 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,656 | 9 | #3,536 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,797 | 8 | #3,999 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,624 | 9 | #3,636 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,585 | 5 | #5,658 |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,821 | 14 | #2,595 |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,251 | 11 | #3,138 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,378 | 17 | #2,251 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,157 | 14 | #2,497 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,493 | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,433 | 6 | #4,546 |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,694 | 13 | #2,484 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,213 | 16 | #2,042 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,339 | 9 | #2,617 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,433 | 11 | #2,018 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,136 | 11 | #1,827 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,374 | 7 | #2,176 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,205 | 7 | #1,844 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,528 | 5 | #2,365 |
| 1906 | 9 | #918 | 9 | #1,403 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,682 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,191 | 8 | #1,470 |
| 1903 | 10 | #778 | 6 | #1,773 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,132 | 5 | #2,019 |
| 1901 | 9 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,192 | 5 | #1,818 |
| 1898 | 10 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #969 | 5 | #1,793 |
| 1894 | 7 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #879 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Toy reached #740 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #1,403 in 1906. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Toy
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.