Toby is a given name in many English-speaking countries. The name is derived the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish God.
It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.
The name is traditionally masculine, but has also been in use for women since the 19th century.
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Men
Toby Aaron Hamilton (born 2001), known professionally as 6arelyhuman, American rapper and singer-songwriter
Toby Adamson (born 1990), English rugby league footballer
Toby Ajala (born 1991), English footballer
Toby Albert (born 2001), English cricketer
Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional association footballer
Toby Amies (born 1967), English filmmaker and broadcaster
Toby Anstis (born 1968), British radio and television broadcaster
Toby Aromolaran (born 1999), English association footballer and television personality
Toby Bailey (born 1975), American sports agent and professional basketballer
Toby Bailey (cricketer) (born 1976), English cricketer
Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician
Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
Edmund "Toby" Barton (1849–1920), Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903
Toby Berger (1940–2022), American information theorist
Toby Bluth (1940–2013), American illustrator, animator, background artist, and production designer
Toby Britton (born 2006), Jersey cricketer
Toby Buckland (born 1969), English gardener, television presenter and author
Toby Burke (fl. 2000–), Australian musician, guitarist, and singer songwriter
Toby Cadman (born 2001), British international lawyer
Toby Chance (born 1960), South African politician
Toby Charles (born 1940), Welsh association football commentator
Toby Chauncy (1674–1733), British lawyer and politician
Toby Chu (born 1977), American composer and artist
Toby Clarke (1939–2019), British baronet and businessman
Toby Colbeck (1884–1918), English cricketer
Toby Collyer (born 2004), English association footballer
Toby Conway (born 2003), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon and war veteran
Toby Couchman (born 2003), Australian rugby league footballer for St. George Illawarra
Toby Crabel (born 1955), American commodities trader and professional tennis player
Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist, editor, and author
Toby Cunliffe-Steel (fl. 2007–), New Zealand rower, sports administrator, and brain tumour survivor
Toby Curtis (1939–2022), New Zealand educator and Māori leader
Toby Davis (fl. 2006–), British racing driver
Toby Dawson (born 1979), Korean-American mogul skier
Toby Dodge (fl. 2003–), English political scientist
Toby Down (born 1994), English-Chinese association footballer
Toby Driver (born 1978), American musician, record producer, and songwriter
Toby Edser (born 1999), English professional association footballer
Toby Elder (1934–2005), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
Tobias "Toby" Ellwood (born 1966), British politician, soldier, and author
Toby Emmerich (born 1963), American film producer, executive, and screenwriter
Toby Everett (born 1995), English professional rugby league footballer
Toby Foster (born 1969), English comedian, actor, radio presenter, promoter and festival producer
Toby Fox (born 1991), American video game developer, songwriter, composer, and voice actor
Toby Foyeh (born 1952), British-Nigerian musician
Toby Fricker (born 1995), American professional rugby union player
Toby Froud (born 1984), English-American artist, special effects designer, puppeteer, filmmaker, and performer
Toby Gad (born 1968), German record producer and songwriter
Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower
Toby Gard (born 1972), English video game designer and consultant
Toby Gardenhire (born 1982), American minor baseballer and manager
Toby Gee (born 1980), British mathematician
Toby Gerhart (born 1987), American professional footballer
Toby Gilmore (c. 1742/1747–1812), African slave and soldier in the American Revolutionary War
Toby Goodman (1948–2021), American politician
Toby Goodshank (fl. 2001), musician and visual artist
Toby Gowin (born 1975), American professional footballer
Toby Green (born 1974), British historian
Toby Green (publisher) (fl. 1980), English scholarly publisher
Toby Greene (born 1993), Australian rules footballer for GWS
Toby Hadoke (born 1974), English actor, writer, comedian, and comedy promoter
Toby Hall (born 1975), American professional baseball player and coach
Toby Hampson (born 1975), American attorney and judge
Toby Harnden (born 1966), British-American author and journalist
Toby Harrah (born 1948), American professional baseball player and coach
Toby Harries (born 1998), British track and field athlete
Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey (born 1953), British Labour Party politician
Toby Haynes (born 1977), British television director
Toby Hemingway (born 1983), English actor
Toby Henderson (born 1961), American bicycle motocross racer
Toby Herald (born 1953), American politician
Toby J. Heytens (born 1975), American attorney, law professor, and judge
Toby Hill (1915–1977), Scottish trade unionist and watersider
Toby Howard (born 1960), English academic
Toby Howarth (born 1962), Church of England bishop
Toby Huff (born 1942), American academic and emeritus professor
Toby Hughes (born 1979), English cricketer
Toby Hull (fl. 2003–), British actor and television writer
Toby Huss (born 1966), American actor
Toby Imada (born 1978), American mixed martial artist, grappler, and kickboxer
Toby Jackson (born 1986), American footballer
Toby James (born 1979), British political scientist and professor
Toby Jenkins (born 1979), Australian water polo player
Toby Jepson (born 1967), English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and lead vocalist of Little Angels
Toby Jessel (1934–2018), British politician
Toby "Theobald" Jones (1790–1868), Irish Royal Navy admiral, Tory politician, lichenologist and fossil collector
Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
Toby Kane (born 1986), Australian para-alpine skier
Toby Kebbell (born 1982), British actor
Toby Keith Covel (1961–2024), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman
Toby King (footballer, born 2002) (born 2002), English association footballer
Toby King (rugby league) (born 1996), English professional rugby league player
Toby Kodat (born 2003), American professional tennis player
Toby Korrodi (born 1983), American college footballer
Toby Lanzer (born 1965), American diplomat
Toby Love (born 1985), Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
TobyMac (born 1964), American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer
Toby Martin (born 1975), Australian singer-songwriter, musician, academic, and lecturer
Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer for South Fremantle
Toby Meltzer (born 1957), American reconstructive surgeon
Toby Moffett (born 1944), American politician
Toby Moll (1890–1916), South African rugby union player
Toby Moll (general) (born 1917), South African Chief of Defence
Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer for Richmond and Sydney
Toby Neugebauer (born 1971), American billionaire, businessman, and political donor
Toby Ng (born 1985), Canadian badminton player
Toby Nixon (born 1959), American politician
Toby Olubi (born 1987), British sprinter and bobsledder
Toby Ord (born 1979), Australian philosopher
Toby Peirce (born 1973), English cricketer
Toby Philpott (born 1946), English puppeteer, clown, juggler, library technician, teacher, and street performer
Toby Price (born 1987), Australian motorcycle racer
Toby Radloff (born 1957), American film actor and file clerk
Sir Alfre "Toby"d Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet (1867–1934), English soldier, intelligence officer, athlete, pioneer motorist, and aviator
Toby Regbo (born 1991), English actor
Toby Riddle (1848–1920), American Modoc woman and U.S. Army interpreter
Toby Roberts (born 2005), British rock climber
Toby Robinson (born 1996), English international swimmer
Toby Roche (born 1988), English field hockey player
Toby E. Rodes (1919–2013), German American business consultant, design critic, journalist, and lecturer
Toby Roland-Jones (born 1988), English cricketer
Toby Rollox (1913–unknown), West Indian cricketer and umpire
Toby Romeo (born 2000), Austrian DJ and record producer
Toby Ross (fl. 1970s–), American film pornographic film director
Toby Roth (born 1938), American politician, businessman, and lobbyist
Toby Rudolf (born 1996), Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Toby Salmon (born 1993), English professional rugby union player
Toby Samuel (born 2002), British professional tennis player
Toby Sandeman (born 1988), English actor, model, and sprinter
Toby Savin (born 2001), English professional association footballer
Toby Scheckter (born 1978), South African racing driver
Toby Schmitz (born 1977), Australian actor, playwright, director, and novelist
Toby Scott (born 1948), American record producer, engineer, and sound mixer
Toby Sebastian (born 1992), British actor and musician
Toby Sedgwick (born 1958), British movement director, actor and theatre choreographer
Toby Sexsmith (1885–1943), Canadian politician and ice hockey administrator
Toby Sexton (born 2001), Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons
Toby Sheldon (1980–2015), German songwriter, reality television personality, and Justin Bieber look-alike
Toby Sibbick (born 1999), Ugandan professional association footballer
Toby Simkin (1964–2024), English theatrical producer and impresario
Toby Sims (born 1997), English professional association footballer
Toby Slater (1979–2021), English musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist for Catch
Toby Smith (1970–2017), English singer-songwriter, musician, and keyboardist for Jamiroquai
Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian professional rugby union footballer
Toby Sowery (born 1996), British racing driver
Toby Spence (born 1969), British tenor and vocalist
Toby Spribille (fl. 2011–), North American lichenologist
Toby Stafford (born 1951), British mathematician and emeritus professor
Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor
Toby Stevenson (pole vaulter) (born 1976), American Olympian
Toby Stevenson (footballer) (born 1999), English professional association footballer
Toby Steward (born 2005), English professional association footballer
Toby Stock (fl. 2001–), American legal scholar and co-founder of online media company the Dispatch
Toby Studebaker (born 1971), American soldier and convicted criminal
Toby Suzuki (born 1943), business executive
Toby Tarrant (born 1991), English radio presenter and broadcaster
Toby Thurstans (born 1980), Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide
Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician and businessman
Toby Toman (fl. 1970s–), English rock drummer
Toby Truslove (fl. 2001–), Australian actor
Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian, and musician
Toby Vintcent (born 1962), British writer, politician, investment manager, and former soldier
Toby Wallace (born 1995), British-Australian actor
Toby Weathersby (born 1996), American college footballer
Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic
Toby Wright (music producer) (fl. 1990s–), American record producer and mixing engineer
Toby Wright (American football) (born 1970), American professional footballer
Toby Wright (priest) (born 1975), British Anglican priest
Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist, social commentator and Conservative life peer
Toby Yurek (fl. 2022–), American politician
Women
Toby Lerner Ansin (born 1941), American founder of the Miami City Ballet
Toby Buonagurio (fl. 1990s–), American artist
Toby Claude (1877–1962), Irish actress and singer in vaudeville
Toby Dancer (1953–2004), Canadian pianist and music producer
Toby Fine (1932–2010), South African ballet dancer
Toby Knobel Fluek (1926–2011), American Jewish artist born in Poland
Toby Fournier (born 2005), Canadian college basketball player
Toby T. Gati (born 1946), American government official
Toby Hendy (born 1995), New Zealand science communicator and YouTuber
Toby Kiers (born 1976), American evolutionary biologist
Toby Leung (born 1983), Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong
Toby Lightman (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director
Toby Riddle (1848–1920), Modoc interpreter
Toby Robins (1931–1986), Canadian actress of film, stage and television
Toby Saks (1942–2013), American cellist
Fictional characters
Sir Toby Belch, from Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
Toby Cavanaugh, in the second book of the Pretty Little Liars series and a recurring character on the TV series of the same name
Toby Flenderson, on the TV series The Office
Toby Hamee, from the Animorphs books by K. A. Applegate
Toby Isaacs, on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
Toby Mangel, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Toby Masuyo, character from Baraduke
Toby Mills, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Toby Ziegler, the White House Communications Director in the TV series The West Wing
Toby the Tram Engine, from The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends
Toby the Pup, in theatrical cartoons during 1930 and 1931
Toby, on the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters



