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What does Toby mean?
Toby ▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Toby) is pronounced TOH-bee. It is of English origin. Short form of Tobias (Hebrew) "God is good". Actor Tobey Maguire.
ENDS WITH -by
ASSOCIATED WITH good
Variations
VARIANTS Thobey, Thobie, Thoby, Tobe▼, Tobee, Tobey, Tobi, Tobie
RELATED FORMS VIA TOBEY, TOBIAS Tobia, Tobiah, Tobin, Tobit, Tobyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Toby Giovanny (T.G.), ..
How popular is Toby?
Toby is a very popular first name for men (#483 out of 1220, Top 40%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#18506 out of 150436, Top 12%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Toby reached its highest rank of #226 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, and is at #842 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Tobe, Tobey, Tobias (#275 VIA LATEST LIST), Tobie and Tobin (#1810) are the popular related forms of Toby (#842). These relations of Toby were favored 2 years ago (AVERAGE #1411) and are almost as common today (#1487, ▼12.7%), but with versions such as Toby becoming less stylish. Tobias is the most chic name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Toby▼ is pronounced similarly to Tobia and Tobiah. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abby, Alby, Amby, Bobby▼, Cobby, Coby▼, Colby▼, Corby, Ebby, Gaby, Joby, Koby▼, Kolby▼, Robby▼, Ruby▼, Tab, Tabb, Tay, Tobal, Tobin, Tobit, Tobyn, Tod▼, Todd▼, Togo, Tom▼, Tome, Tomey, Tomm, Tommy▼, Ton, Toney, Toni, Tony▼, Toon, Tor, Tore, Torey, Toro, Torr, Torry, Toru, Tory▼, Tov, Trey▼, Troy▼ and Ty▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Toby.
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