Guy
Norman French form of Germanic Wido, possibly from witu “wood” or wid “wide.”
1957peak year
No. 65best rank (1892)
91,102babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Guy appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1901. Its biggest year was 1957, when 2,302 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 149 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1892, at No. 65. All told, 91,102 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,489 | No. 68 |
| 1890s | 2,487 | No. 65 |
| 1900s | 1,913 | No. 99 |
| 1910s | 6,624 | No. 133 |
| 1920s | 9,872 | No. 140 |
| 1930s | 7,564 | No. 172 |
| 1940s | 8,954 | No. 180 |
| 1950s | 19,158 | No. 143 |
| 1960s | 15,356 | No. 162 |
| 1970s | 6,254 | No. 235 |
| 1980s | 3,635 | No. 396 |
| 1990s | 2,386 | No. 558 |
| 2000s | 1,730 | No. 801 |
| 2010s | 1,509 | No. 1132 |
| 2020s | 701 | No. 1361 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.