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Guy

/ˈɡaɪ/ · 99% boys · 103 born in 2025

Guy has been given to about 91,102 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈɡaɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 53,660
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Guy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 2,311
  • Born in 2025103
  • All time91,102
  • England & Wales, 202523

How popular is Guy?

Its best year was 1957, when 2,311 babies were given the name, ranking 149th. The typical living American called Guy is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Guy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gus0.65

Middle names for Guy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Guy Thomas0.74
  2. Guy James0.74
  3. Guy Cole0.73
  4. Guy Miles0.73
  5. Guy Wilder0.72
  6. Guy Paul0.55

Sibling names for Guy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ramonasister · 0.96
  2. Myrasister · 0.94
  3. Frankieeither · 0.94
  4. Rolandbrother · 0.92
  5. Eileensister · 0.92
  6. Leeeither · 0.92

Where Guy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Guy Evans0.73
  2. Guy Edwards0.73
  3. Guy Anderson0.73
  4. Guy Allen0.73
  5. Guy Adams0.73
  6. Guy Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Guy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Guy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.