Toby Hall
There are approximately 50 people named Toby Hall living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Toby with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hall. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
50
1 in 6,855,087
Named Toby
36K
Alive today
Named Hall
473K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 36K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1975
Average age: 42
Estimated bearers: 473K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #45
Per 100K: 138.00
Top ancestry: White (72.7%)
First name trend
Toby: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Toby. The peak year was 1975 with 1,349 births. The average person named Toby today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hall surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hall, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.7%.
- White72.7%
- Black or African American21.6%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- Two or more races2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Toby has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0106% of the US population, based on 36,452 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hall appears at a rate of 138.00 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1380%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 50 people with the full name Toby Hall. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Hall
FAQ
Toby Hall: questions and answers
How many people are named Toby Hall?
We estimate approximately 50 people in the United States share the full name Toby Hall. That works out to about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0106%) with the surname frequency (138.00 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Toby Hall?
We classify Toby Hall as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,855,087 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Toby a male or female name?
Toby is predominantly unisex. Out of 42,891 total SSA registrations, 80.7% were male and 19.3% were female. See the full Toby profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.