Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from 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. Toby is also an alternate form of Tobias. It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.

People named or nicknamed Toby

* Toby Alderweireld (born 1989), Belgian professional football player * Toby Bailey (born 1975), American sports agent former professional basketball player * Toby Balding (1936–2014), British racehorse trainer *

Toby Barker Toby Barker (born December 31, 1981) is an American people, American politician and the current List of mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2007, he was elected a member of the Mississippi House of Represent ...

(born 1981), American politician * Toby Barrett (born 1945), Canadian politician * Toby Brighty (born 1995), English Graphic Designer * Toby Colbeck (1884-1918), English cricketer * Toby Cosgrove (born 1940), American surgeon * Toby Creswell (born 1955), Australian music journalist and writer * Toby Fox (born 1991), musician and video game designer * Tobias Toby Gad (born 1968), Los Angeles-based German music producer and songwriter * Toby Garbett (born 1976), British rower * Toby Gerhart (born 1987), American National Football League player * Toby Greene (born 1993), Australian rules footballer * Toby Harris, Baron Harris of Haringey (born 1953), British Labour Party politician * Toby Gärnö Heikenen (1806–1887), Swedish mathematician * Gary

Toby Herald Gary Wayne "Toby" Herald (born July 4, 1953) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 91 since January 8, 2013. Elections *2012 To challenge District 91 incumbent Democrat ...

(born 1953), American politician * Toby Howard (born 1960), English academic * Toby Howarth (born 1962), Church of England bishop * Toby or Theobald Jones (1790–1868), Irish Royal Navy admiral, Tory politician, lichenologist and fossil collector * Toby Jones (born 1966), English actor * Toby Keith Covel (born 1961), American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor * Toby King (born 1996), English rugby league player * Toby Love, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * TobyMac, American Christian hip-hop artist * Toby McGrath (born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Anthony Toby Moffett (born 1944), American politician * Toby Nankervis (born 1994), Australian rules footballer *

Toby Ng Tobias Ng (born 8 October 1985) is a Canadian badminton player. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ng's father is from Hong Kong and his mother from Macau. He started playing badminton at the Kensington Community Centre, when he was ...

(born 1985), Canadian badminton player * Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director *

Toby Peirce Michael Toby Edward Peirce (born 14 June 1973) is a retired cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club. He was educated at Ardingly College, and went on to play 69 times for Sussex Sussex (), from the Old En ...

(born 1973), English retired cricketer * Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, nicknamed “Toby“ (1867-1934), English sportsman and intelligence officer * Toby Regbo (born 1991), English actor *

Toby Riddle Toby "Winema" Riddle (1848–1920) was a Modoc woman who served as an interpreter in negotiations between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army during the Modoc War (also called the Lava Beds War). She warned the peace c ...

(1848–1920), Modoc woman, U.S. Army interpreter * Toby Smith (rugby union) (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer * Toby Ann Stavisky (born 1939), American politician * Toby Stephens (born 1969), English actor * Toby Stevenson (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter * Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician * Toby Toman, British rock drummer * Tobias Toby Turner (born 1985), American internet personality, actor, comedian and musician *

Toby Weathersby Toby Weathersby (born September 19, 1996) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at LSU and has previously played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Early years Weathersby att ...

(born 1996), American football player * Toby Wilkinson (born 1969), English Egyptologist and academic * Toby Wright, record producer and mixing engineer *

Toby Wright (American football) Toby Lin Wright (born November 19, 1970) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was d ...

(born 1970), American retired National Football League player * Toby Young (born 1963), British journalist

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 '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Toby Mangel, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * 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 ''Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus'' is a children's novel by "James Otis", the pen name of James Otis Kaler. Summary ''Toby Tyler'' tells the story of a ten-year-old orphan who runs away from a foster home to join the traveling circus o ...

'' 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 Tobias "Toby" Zachary Ziegler is a fictional character in the television serial drama ''The West Wing'', played by Richard Schiff. The role of Toby Ziegler earned actor Richard Schiff the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor i ...

, the White House Communications Director in the TV series ''The West Wing'' * Toby the Tram Engine, in The Railway Series of books and the spin-off TV series ''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" {{given name English masculine given names Masculine given names Hypocorisms Lists of people by nickname