Guy
Norman French in form, from the Germanic name Wido, built on a root meaning either wood or wide. The Normans carried it into England after the Conquest.
Guy in 2025
Guy was given to 103 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,473rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 32,188 babies born.
The history of Guy
Guy reached its highest point in 1957, when 2,311 babies were given the name, ranking 319th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 159th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 91,102 babies have been named Guy. Half of them were born before 1953, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Guy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Guy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,489 | 159 |
| 1890s | 2,498 | 197 |
| 1900s | 1,919 | 296 |
| 1910s | 6,688 | 328 |
| 1920s | 9,993 | 331 |
| 1930s | 7,641 | 385 |
| 1940s | 9,015 | 396 |
| 1950s | 19,213 | 313 |
| 1960s | 15,410 | 348 |
| 1970s | 6,270 | 521 |
| 1980s | 3,640 | 871 |
| 1990s | 2,386 | 1,201 |
| 2000s | 1,730 | 1,813 |
| 2010s | 1,509 | 2,445 |
| 2020s | 701 | 2,925 |
Where Guy is heading
Guy has fallen 34% over the past decade, from 155 babies in 2015 to 103 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Guy is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Guy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Guy.