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Why parents love Toby- Tobias journeyed WITH the archangel Raphael.
- The most magical biblical road trip.
- The Office's Toby IS hilariously underappreciated.
- Roots' Toby IS TV's most devastating scene.
- Two syllables with a gentle, warm sound: TOH-bee.
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The vibe of Toby
God is goodTobiasHebrewTobitarchangel Raphaelroad tripThe OfficeRootsdevastating
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Origin & history of Toby
Hebrew Tobiyah (God is good)
→ Tobias
→ diminutive Toby
1
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Book of Tobit; The Office (2005).
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Today
Toby remains a beloved choice, ranking #978 in the US. 42,891 babies have been named Toby since 1882.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Toby?
1975
peak year
Today, Toby is rarely chosen — ranked around #978, with only about 320 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1975, 1,191 babies were given the name (ranked #190 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Toby has been declining in recent years. In all, around 42,891 babies have been registered as Toby since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,191
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #190)
(ranked #190)
320
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
3,200
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
42,891
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Toby8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
Toby's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — archangel-journey nurturing. People named Toby tend to be gentle, warm, and gifted at journeying with archangels AND being hilariously underappreciated.
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Archangel journey AND underappreciated✦
Tobias-Raphael◈
Office-hilarious◎
Roots-devastating♡
God-is-goodT2
O6
B2
Y7
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Toby💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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