Toby Origin and Meaning The name Toby is both a boy's name and a girl's name . Toby is an early unisex name with a Shakespearean pedigree; when used for a girl it retains its tomboyish quality.
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh.
Toby is a short variant of the name Tobias, which is a Greek form of the Hebrew “Tuvijah(u)”. It is also common as a girl's name (especially in the 1930s and 40s).
Toby was the 1098th most popular boys name and 2120th most popular girls name. In 2021 there were 188 baby boys and only 88 baby girls named Toby. 1 out of every 9,897 baby boys and 1 out of every 20,221 baby girls born in 2021 are named Toby.
For girls' names, Angela, Kimberley Alexa and Nicole ranked as some of the least popular. Likewise, Ashley, Sophia, Lorraine, Kristen and Suzanne also made it onto the list as the least-desired names.
Along with Isabella and Valentina, other girly girl names in the US Top 1000 include Anastasia, Arabella, Evangeline, Francesca, Juliette, Liliana, Savannah, and Scarlett. Girly baby girl names that remain under-the-radar in America include Georgiana, Mirabelle, Raphaela, and Seraphina.
A shortened form of Tobias, from Tobiyah, meaning "God is good" from the Greek towb, meaning "good" and yahweh, the Hebrew name of "God".
""Toby" means "road" in this context, but it isn't rhyming slang. It seems to come from about 1811. It is derived from the language of Irish travellers who use the word "tober" to mean road. Another related expression is the toby meaning highway robbery. High toby meaning highway robbery on horseback.
Titan is an epic, gender-neutral name of Greek origin.
Toby is the quintessential little boy name. He's charming, friendly, and easy to spell, making him a favorite on baby name lists. Meaning “Yahweh is good,” this Hebrew pick is also a hit with the spiritual crowd.
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Along with Ada and Iris, other retro names for girls in the US Top 200 include Alice, Arabella, Clara, Daisy, Esther, Josephine, Lydia, and Sadie. Unique vintage girl names on the rise include Cordelia, Imogen, Posey, and Susannah.
So think, Poppy, Rose, Alyssa, Jasmine, Blossom, Bluebell, Daffodil, Fern, Flora, Viola, Zahra. You can pair these names with any of the shy girl names above for the perfect first and middle name combination.