Guy
How to say it: GY · /ˈɡaɪ/
From Old French 'Guy', itself from Germanic 'Wido', possibly meaning 'wood' or 'wide'; a classic medieval name.
Guy was the 1,371st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 103 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are down about 32% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,582 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,371 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 103 |
| Share of births | 1 in 32,187 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | −32% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,582 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Guy peaked in the 1880s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Guy is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Guy
- Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893)French writer
- Guy Ritchie (born 1968)English filmmaker
- Guy Verhofstadt (born 1953)Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008
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