Toy
Toy was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 740th; the most babies were born in 1919 (37). More babies were named Toy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedboys
- Babies in 2025
- 0boys
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191937 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,119babies recorded
Toy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | #12,865 | #7,117 | 6 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,377 | — | 9 | — |
| 1970 | #4,028 | #3,811 | 15 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,351 | #2,674 | 15 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,898 | #1,939 | 14 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,565 | #3,111 | 12 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,009 | #1,814 | 7 | 18 |
| 1920 | #2,251 | #1,378 | 17 | 29 |
| 1910 | — | #1,301 | — | 8 |
| 1900 | — | #1,292 | — | 6 |
| 1890 | — | #1,150 | — | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Toy, counting every spelling?
Toy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Toy?
About 300 people born in the US named Toy are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 48 and 76. That makes Toy a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Toy by state
How common Toy was among boys born in each state in 1917–1921, around its peak. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Toy
How popular is the name Toy?
Toy was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 740th; the most babies were born in 1919 (37). More babies were named Toy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Toy a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 967 girls and 1,152 boys.
Where was Toy most popular?
In 1917–1921, Toy was most common in Mississippi (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Tennessee.