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 (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 (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 (born 1985), Canadian badminton player Toby Orenstein (born 1937), American theatre founder, producer, and director Toby Peirce (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 (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 (athlete) (born 1976), American retired pole vaulter Toby Tiangco (born 1967), Filipino politician Toby Toman, British rock drummer Tobias Toby Turner (born 1985), American