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.
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.
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.