Toby Name Popularity

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How popular is Toby?

The less frequently given name Toby was the 842nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 190, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1975 with 1,192 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Toby was less than 5, most recently in 1912.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Toby occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, 1916-1919, 1929-1935, 1938-1944, 1949-1952, 1953-1960, 1961-1965, 1966-1970, 1972-1975, 1999-2003, and 2010-2013, whereas 1978-1984 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Toby has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Toby popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The popularity trend for Toby has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Toby lately has dropped.

The name Toby is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Toby (Girl)		Toby (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		65	2,658	263	842
2017		80	2,314	280	808
2016		79	2,379	314	771
2015		80	2,334	369	684
2014		75	2,435	445	605
2013		71	2,527	483	549
2012		98	1,997	352	673
2011		61	2,861	291	776
2010		50	3,302	358	671
2009		56	3,083	396	633
2008		53	3,211	440	583
2007		51	3,328	461	560
2006		62	2,846	508	510
2005		67	2,576	526	477
2004		65	2,587	612	428
2003		64	2,553	581	434
2002		42	3,329	500	475
2001		71	2,285	413	531
2000		51	2,852	407	536
1999		38	3,370	332	587
1998		37	3,347	341	575
1997		41	2,974	345	558
1996		37	3,228	342	549
1995		45	2,729	316	576
1994		37	3,165	307	589
1993		34	3,350	284	618
1992		37	3,141	289	608
1991		32	3,439	257	638
1990		28	3,807	309	577
1989		46	2,524	263	608
1988		45	2,442	274	557
1987		46	2,327	295	521
1986		26	3,451	304	502
1985		57	1,947	322	484
1984		53	1,959	344	451
1983		39	2,429	385	416
1982		43	2,324	467	373
1981		39	2,487	458	376
1980		53	2,010	649	304
1979		55	1,913	667	299
1978		53	1,892	886	238
1977		93	1,281	1,059	209
1976		117	1,053	1,095	201
1975		158	848	1,192	190
1974		117	1,032	1,079	207
1973		98	1,136	1,005	218
1972		98	1,131	890	241
1971		76	1,405	1,032	229
1970		100	1,166	982	242
1969		79	1,266	754	272
1968		54	1,574	554	323
1967		67	1,347	429	363
1966		55	1,513	350	406
1965		74	1,255	473	351
1964		64	1,416	375	417
1963		90	1,156	389	408
1962		85	1,201	361	422
1961		74	1,294	302	468
1960		82	1,213	373	409
1959		73	1,262	294	465
1958		83	1,171	299	454
1957		89	1,114	250	497
1956		108	975	245	489
1955		100	1,004	189	538
1954		93	1,020	184	535
1953		84	1,061	180	530
1952		108	892	191	505
1951		109	862	143	581
1950		110	841	148	557
1949		117	806	149	548
1948		117	799	136	574
1947		127	767	148	554
1946		116	767	126	572
1945		133	633	123	539
1944		117	694	153	494
1943		160	597	116	591
1942		156	597	121	561
1941		170	544	91	643
1940		147	578	77	693
1939		154	536	72	706
1938		157	547	53	858
1937		118	628	66	755
1936		152	526	59	805
1935		94	691	57	832
1934		101	669	54	859
1933		58	893	36	1,102
1932		36	1,211	44	1,003
1931		35	1,241	30	1,279
1930		42	1,160	30	1,329
1929		35	1,281	27	1,409
1928		41	1,206	25	1,519
1927		25	1,720	33	1,290
1926		39	1,259	21	1,711
1925		39	1,269	27	1,445
1924		59	998	23	1,672
1923		36	1,326	28	1,416
1922		39	1,266	24	1,585
1921		59	968	23	1,643
1920		37	1,278	22	1,689
1919		45	1,102	30	1,317
1918		39	1,212	24	1,533
1917		38	1,180	22	1,582
1916		46	1,023	22	1,545
1915		40	1,073	27	1,302
1914		19	1,533	14	1,767
1913		24	1,146	11	1,794
1912		14	1,532	< 5	--
1911		13	1,364	7	1,524
1910		16	1,163	6	1,571
1909		8	1,749	8	1,147
1908		11	1,346	< 5	--
1907		6	2,039	6	1,332
1906		< 5	--	5	1,400
1905		< 5	--	8	991
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		7	1,578	< 5	--
1902		5	2,017	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	5	1,489
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	6	1,073
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	5	1,089
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	5	1,083
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.