Is Toby a boring name?

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Due very soon with baby boy and I am still really struggling with a name! We had chosen a name, but I started having doubts and now we’re back to square one.

One of original names we had shortlisted was Toby, but I was put off it because it just seems too….standard? For context, we already have a little girl with a fairly uncommon first name. My concern is if we call baby boy Toby is it going to look like we’ve just not bothered to think of a more unusual name for him? I just remember being so excited to announce baby girls name and see everyone’s reaction but feel like with Toby people might be a bit underwhelmed.

Middle name would probably be either Toby Thomas or Toby Theodore; my OH is a big fan of Toby Thomas but to me this makes it feel even more of a basic name. My favourites were Arley Thomas or Milo Thomas but OH isn’t sold on these.

Also, OH does not like Tobias or Tobiah which I have previously suggested so they wouldn’t be an option. I don’t like Tobin which I have seen come up previously.

Any opinions or names suggestions would be great 😌

What types of names do you like? Classic/ nature/ literary/ American etc?
How many syllables is your surname?

Maybe have a more “out there” middle name so it matches your daughters name more?

I prefer Tobias

There was a Toby in my DDs class who was a lovely boy - so I bring those positive associations. They are 18 now, and I think it was a more common name then than now. Toby Theodore is lovely.

Toby is a lovely name.

I knew of 4 or 5 when my boys were small, but (other than my 18yo) I don't know any now.

Never worked with a Toby or had any friends called Toby.