Kingston vs Toby
Kingston and Tobycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2020, Kingston was ranked #92 and Toby #75 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kingston was ranked #1460 and Toby #86 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Kingston was ranked #395 and Toby #145 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kingston was ranked #676 and Toby #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Kingston and Toby over time
Kingston and Toby appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Toby held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kingston in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Kingston #54 in 2010, Toby #41 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1996–2024
Kingston held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Toby in 22.
Highest recorded here: Kingston #818 in 2008, Toby #42 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kingston #1460, Toby #86.
New Zealand · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2020
Kingston held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Toby in 12.
Highest recorded here: Kingston #54 in 2010, Toby #41 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Kingston #92, Toby #75.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Kingston | Toby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kingston and Toby both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Kingston
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2020
Highest recorded position: #54 among boys in New Zealand, in 2010 (recorded 2007–2020).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Toby
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2023
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 2008 (recorded 2002–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys