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Guy

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Meaning of Guy: French: 'guide'

Guy is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1622nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1622

103 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

91,102

First recorded 1880 · peak 1957

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 405 babies1982: 427 babies1983: 342 babies1984: 343 babies1985: 367 babies1986: 344 babies1987: 354 babies1988: 327 babies1989: 314 babies1990: 323 babies19901991: 332 babies1992: 282 babies1993: 260 babies1994: 202 babies1995: 208 babies1996: 193 babies1997: 188 babies1998: 208 babies1999: 190 babies2000: 201 babies20002001: 209 babies2002: 173 babies2003: 173 babies2004: 168 babies2005: 152 babies2006: 186 babies2007: 159 babies2008: 163 babies2009: 146 babies2010: 158 babies20102011: 141 babies2012: 142 babies2013: 149 babies2014: 156 babies2015: 155 babies2016: 140 babies2017: 157 babies2018: 139 babies2019: 172 babies2020: 130 babies20202021: 118 babies2022: 127 babies2023: 111 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 103 babies
US babies named Guy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 427.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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