Toby
Name list
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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.[1]
Men
- Toby Aaron Hamilton, known by their stage name 6arelyhuman, American Singer-Songwriter
- Toby Adamson, English rugby league footballer
- Toby Ajala, English footballer
- Toby Albert (born 2001), English cricketer
- Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional football player
- Toby Amies, English filmmaker and broadcaster
- Toby Anstis (born 1970), British radio and television broadcaster
- Toby Aromolaran (born 1999), English footballer and television personality
- Toby Bailey (born 1975), American sports agent former professional basketball player
- Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer
- Toby Barker (born 1981), American politician
- Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician
- Edmund "Toby" Barton (1849–1920), first prime minister of Australia
- Toby Berger (1940–2022), American information theorist
- Toby Bluth, American painter
- Toby Britton (born 2006), Jersey cricketer
- Toby Buckland (born 1969), English
- Toby Burke, Australian musician
- Toby Cadman, British international lawyer
- Toby Chance, South African politician
- Toby Charles, football commentator
- Toby Chauncy, British lawyer and politician
- Toby Chu (born 1977), American composer
- Toby Clarke (1939–2019), British baronet and businessman
- Toby Colbeck (1884–1918), English cricketer
- Toby Collyer (born 2004), English footballer
- Toby Conway (born 2003), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon
- Toby Couchman, Australian rugby league footballer
- Toby Crabel, American commodities trader
- Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer
- Toby Cunliffe-Steel, New Zealand athlete and advocate
- Toby Curtis (1939–2022), New Zealand educator
- Toby Davis, British racing driver
- Toby Dawson (born 1979), Korean American mogul skier
- Toby Dodge, English political scientist
- Toby Down, English-born Hong Kong footballer
- Toby Driver, American musician
- Toby Edser, English footballer
- Toby Elder, Australian rules footballer
- Tobias "Toby" Ellwood, British politician, soldier, and author
- Toby Emmerich, American film producer
- Toby Everett, English rugby league footballer
- Toby Foster (born 1969), English comedic actor
- Toby Fox (born 1991), American musician and video game designer
- Toby Foyeh (born 1952), British-Nigerian musician
- Toby Fricker, American rugby union player
- Toby Froud, English-American artist and puppeteer
- Tobias Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer and songwriter
- Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower
- Toby Gard, English video game character designer
- Toby Gardenhire (born 1982), American baseball player and manager
- Toby Gee, British mathematician
- Toby Gerhart (born 1987), American National Football League player
- Toby Gilmore (c. 1742/47 –1812), English name of Shibodee Turrey Wurry, slave and soldier in the American Revolutionary War
- Toby Goodman (1948–2021), American politician
- Toby Goodshank, musical artist
- Toby Gowin (born 1985), American football player
- Toby Green, British historian
- Toby Green, English publisher
- Toby Greene (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Hadoke (born 1974), English actor, writer, and comedian
- Toby Hall (born 1975), American baseball player
- Toby Hampson, American judge
- Toby Harnden, American artist and journalist
- Toby Harrah (born 1948), American baseball player and coach
- Toby Harries (born 1998), British athlete
- Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey (born 1953), British Labour Party politician
- Toby Haynes, British television director
- Toby Hemingway (born 1983), English actor
- Toby Henderson (born 1961), American bicycle motocross racer
- Gary Toby Herald (born 1953), American politician
- Toby J. Heytens (born 1975), American judge
- Toby Hill, Scottish trade unionist
- Toby Howard (born 1960), English academic
- Toby Howarth (born 1962), Church of England bishop
- Toby Huff (born 1942), American academic
- Toby Hughes, English cricketer
- Toby Hull, British entertainer
- Toby Huss (born 1966), American actor
- Toby Imada (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Toby Jackson (born 1986), American football player
- Toby James (born 1979), British political scientist
- Toby Jenkins, Australian water polo player
- Toby Jepson, English guitarist, singer, and songwriter
- Toby Jessel, British politician
- Toby or Theobald Jones (1790–1868), Irish Royal Navy admiral, Tory politician, lichenologist and fossil collector
- Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor
- Toby Kane, Australian para-alpine skier
- Toby Kebbell (born 1982), British actor
- Toby Keith Covel (1961-2024), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor
- Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player
- Toby King (born 2002), English footballer
- Toby Kodat (born 2003), American tennis player
- Toby Korrodi (born 1983), American football player
- Toby Lanzer (born 1965), U.S. official
- Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- TobyMac, American Christian hip-hop artist
- Tobey Maguire (born 1975), American actor
- Toby Martin, musical artist
- Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Meltzer, American surgeon
- Anthony Toby Moffett (born 1944), American politician
- Toby Moll (1890–1916), South African rugny union player
- Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
- Toby Neugebauer, American businessman
- Toby Ng (born 1985), Canadian badminton player
- Toby Nixon, American politician
- Toby Olubi (born 1987), British bobsledder
- Toby Ord (born 1979), Australian philosopher
- Toby Pazner, pianist
- Toby Peirce (born 1973), English retired cricketer
- Toby Philpott, English puppeteer
- Toby Price, Australian motorcycle racer
- Toby Radloff (born 1957), American actor
- Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, nicknamed “Toby“ (1867–1934), English sportsman and intelligence officer
- Toby Regbo (born 1991), English actor
- Toby Riddle (1848–1920), Modoc woman, U.S. Army interpreter
- Toby Roberts (born 2005), British rock climber
- Toby Robinson (born 1996), English swimmer
- Toby Roche, English field hockey player
- Toby E. Rodes, Swiss business consultant and design critic
- Toby Roland-Jones, English cricketer
- Toby Rollox, West Indian cricketer and umpire
- Toby Romeo (born 2000), Austrian DJ and producer
- Toby Ross, American film director
- Toby Roth (born 1938), American politician
- Toby Rudolf, Australian rugby league footballer
- Toby Salmon, English rugby union player
- Toby Samuel (born 2002), British tennis player
- Toby Sandeman, English actor, model, and sprinter
- Toby Savin, English footballer
- Toby Scheckter (born 1978), South African racing driver
- Toby Schmitz, Australian actor and playwright
- Toby Scott, American record producer
- Toby Sebastian, British actor
- Toby Sedgwick, British movement director
- Toby Sexsmith (1885–1943), Canadian politician and ice hockey administrator
- Toby Sexton, Australian rugby league footballer
- Toby Sheldon (1980-2015), a Justin Bieber look-alike
- Toby Sibbick (born 1999), Ugandan footballer
- Toby Simkin (1964–2024), English theatrical producer and impresario
- Toby Sims, English footballer
- Toby Slater (1979–2021), British singer-songwriter
- Toby Smith (1970–2017), English musician
- Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer
- Toby Sowery (born 1996), British racing driver
- Toby Spence (born 1969), British vocalist
- Toby Spribille, North American lichenologist
- Toby Stafford, British mathematician
- Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor
- Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American pole vaulter
- Toby Stevenson, English footballer
- Toby Steward (born 2005), English footballer
- Toby Stock, American legal scholar
- Toby Studebaker, American soldier and criminal
- Toby Suzuki (born 1943), business executive
- Toby Tarrant, radio presenter and broadcaster
- Toby Thurstans, Australian rules footballer
- Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician
- Toby Toman, British rock drummer
- Toby Truslove, Australian actor
- Tobias Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician
- Toby Vintcent, British writer and politician
- Toby Wallace (born 1995), Australian actor
- Toby Weathersby (born 1996), American football player
- Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic
- Toby Wright (record producer), American record producer and mixing engineer
- Toby Wright (American football) (born 1970), American retired National Football League player
- Toby Wright (priest) (born 1975), British Anglican priest
- Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist
- Toby Yurek, American politician
Women
- Toby Lerner Ansin (born 1941), American founder of the Miami City Ballet
- Toby Buonagurio, 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
- Toby Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician
- Toby Tarnow (born 1937), Canadian actress
- Toby Tse (born 2004), Hong Kong professional squash player
- Toby Wing (1915–2001), American actress and showgirl
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 Damon, on the TV series This Is Us
- 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 Mitchell, protagonist of the 1960s Canadian TV series Toby
- Toby Tyler, protagonist of the children's novel Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus and the film adaptation Toby Tyler
- Toby Waller, the slave name of Kunta Kinte in the Alex Haley novel Roots and the television adaptation
- 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
- Uncle Toby, in the novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
- Toby, a dog in traditional British Punch and Judy puppet shows
- Toby the Pup, in theatrical cartoons during 1930 and 1931
- Toby, on the animated series Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Toby, partial bloodhound in the Sherlock Holmes tale "The Sign of Four"
- Toby, the anthropomorphic cactus in the children's TV series Sheriff Callie's Wild West
- Toby, the invisible demonic entity in the horror film Paranormal Activity 3
- Toby, the baby in the film Labyrinth
- Toby, the boy in the film Astro Boy
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