Toby is a distinctive choice, ranked #3016 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Toby in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3016
About the Name Toby
Toby has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 173 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #63 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Toby is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Toby
Unlikely. With around 8 UK babies named Toby per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Toby in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Toby has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 173 places in the last five years. Its peak was #63 in 2001. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Toby is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Toby include: Toby Sexton — Toby Sexton is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.; Toby Neugebauer — Toby Randolph Neugebauer is an American billionaire businessman and political donor based in the state of Texas.; Toby Fournier — Toby Lee Fournier is a Canadian college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)..
Toby does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tobys in the wild.
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UK babies named Toby (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 173 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Toby
Likely around 1 other Toby in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Toby
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Old Toby, whose given name was Pikee Queenah ("Swooping Eagle"), was a war chief of the Tuziyammo (Big Lodge) band of Western Shoshone and a Shoshone dog soldier who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition over the Continental Divide in 1805.