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How popular is the name Toby?
Births per year, rank history and how many Tobies are alive today.
Toby (male) is currently the 86th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 621 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 2007, when 1,477 babies were given the name, the 52nd most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2016, with 1,400 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2024 figure is roughly 42% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 33,000 babies have been named Toby in England and Wales since 1994. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Toby you are most likely to meet is around 19 years old. Half of all Tobies born in England and Wales are between 11 and 26, and there are at least 38,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 12% chance that at least one of them will be called Toby.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Toby most popular?
Toby peaked in 2007, when 1,477 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Toby?
At least 38,000 people named Toby born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Toby?
Most living Tobies are between 11 and 26; the most common age is about 19.
Is Toby becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2007 peak.