Toye
Toye is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Toye (1897–1955), British World War I veteran Christy Toye, Irish sportsperson Clive Toye, British-American sports journalist Francis Toye (1883–1964), English music critic, teacher, writer and educational administrator Frederick E.O.
Meaning & Origin of Toye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Toye is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alfred Toye (1897–1955), British World War I veteran Christy Toye, Irish sportsperson Clive Toye, British-American sports journalist Francis Toye (1883–1964), English music critic, teacher, writer and educational administrator Frederick E.O.
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The Story of Toye
As a girl name
Toye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 17 births, good for #3,652 nationwide. About 32% of every Toye on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Toye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1985, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 388 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Toye as a boy name dates back to 1922, when 5 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Toye — #4,936 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Toye on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Toye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Toye
Toye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 388 births in the dataset. Toye's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #3,652. Use the chart and map above to compare Toye's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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