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Toby

Toby ranks #15 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 78 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #8 among boy dog names.
Toby's popularity trend

Toby's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.2%0.4%0.6%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
78
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#15
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−14
2014 → 2019
Gender split
92% male
8% female92% male

Gender split comes from 128 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Toby mean?
/ˈtoʊbi/2 syllablesOrigin: Hebrew

Toby is the familiar short form of Tobias, itself from the Hebrew Toviyahu, meaning "the Lord is good" or "my good is God." The name has been used in English since the Middle Ages, largely thanks to its long history in the Bible's Book of Tobit.

Toby has a cheerful, easygoing sound that suits a pet who's genuinely good-natured. It's friendly without being fussy, a name that fits a companion who gets along with everyone.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Toby shows up

Cats named Toby per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.29%
SeattleWA, US0.11%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.63%
DarwinNT, AU0.26%

Cat names like Toby

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