Guy is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Guy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,637 for boy births in the United States (and #3,473 across all names), given to 103 babies. Guy first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (2,302 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,637 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,557 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,569 |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,435 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,504 |
| 2020 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,362 |
| 2019 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,134 |
| 2018 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,309 |
| 2017 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,188 |
| 2016 | 140 | 140 | — | #1,299 |
| 2015 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,194 |
| 2014 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,187 |
| 2013 | 149 | 149 | — | #1,207 |
| 2012 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,245 |
| 2011 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,237 |
| 2010 | 158 | 158 | — | #1,165 |
| 2009 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,231 |
| 2008 | 163 | 163 | — | #1,123 |
| 2007 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,131 |
| 2006 | 186 | 186 | — | #996 |
| 2005 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,086 |
| 2004 | 168 | 168 | — | #988 |
| 2003 | 173 | 173 | — | #949 |
| 2002 | 173 | 173 | — | #925 |
| 2001 | 209 | 209 | — | #803 |
| 2000 | 201 | 201 | — | #801 |
| 1999 | 190 | 190 | — | #805 |
| 1998 | 208 | 208 | — | #766 |
| 1997 | 188 | — | — | #789 |
| 1996 | 193 | — | — | #765 |
| 1995 | 208 | — | — | #745 |
| 1994 | 202 | — | — | #739 |
| 1993 | 260 | — | — | #642 |
| 1992 | 282 | — | — | #614 |
| 1991 | 332 | — | — | #558 |
| 1990 | 323 | — | — | #566 |
| 1989 | 314 | — | — | #547 |
| 1988 | 327 | — | — | #508 |
| 1987 | 354 | — | — | #470 |
| 1986 | 344 | — | — | #467 |
| 1985 | 367 | — | — | #445 |
| 1984 | 343 | — | — | #452 |
| 1983 | 342 | — | — | #450 |
| 1982 | 427 | — | #11,066 | #399 |
| 1981 | 405 | — | — | #407 |
| 1980 | 417 | — | — | #396 |
| 1979 | 464 | — | — | #372 |
| 1978 | 435 | — | — | #369 |
| 1977 | 497 | — | — | #351 |
| 1976 | 512 | — | #9,795 | #339 |
| 1975 | 531 | — | — | #330 |
| 1974 | 598 | — | #9,227 | #308 |
| 1973 | 627 | — | — | #289 |
| 1972 | 726 | — | — | #268 |
| 1971 | 865 | — | — | #258 |
| 1970 | 1,015 | — | #7,375 | #235 |
| 1969 | 1,171 | — | — | #211 |
| 1968 | 1,149 | — | #7,396 | #202 |
| 1967 | 1,176 | — | #4,740 | #199 |
| 1966 | 1,278 | — | — | #192 |
| 1965 | 1,366 | — | #5,475 | #187 |
| 1964 | 1,607 | — | — | #170 |
| 1963 | 1,751 | — | #4,663 | #169 |
| 1962 | 1,923 | — | #5,489 | #166 |
| 1961 | 2,033 | — | #4,358 | #162 |
| 1960 | 1,956 | — | #5,358 | #168 |
| 1959 | 2,036 | — | #6,600 | #158 |
| 1958 | 2,110 | — | #5,660 | #156 |
| 1957 | 2,311 | — | #4,341 | #149 |
| 1956 | 2,224 | — | #4,595 | #146 |
| 1955 | 2,046 | — | #6,179 | #145 |
| 1954 | 2,099 | — | — | #143 |
| 1953 | 1,891 | — | #5,268 | #150 |
| 1952 | 1,848 | — | #5,874 | #152 |
| 1951 | 1,406 | — | #5,062 | #179 |
| 1950 | 1,242 | — | #5,596 | #179 |
| 1949 | 1,139 | — | #4,015 | #185 |
| 1948 | 1,029 | — | #4,873 | #195 |
| 1947 | 1,189 | — | #5,622 | #180 |
| 1946 | 982 | — | #4,643 | #187 |
| 1945 | 764 | — | #4,826 | #195 |
| 1944 | 788 | — | #4,824 | #193 |
| 1943 | 831 | — | #3,613 | #196 |
| 1942 | 806 | — | #3,886 | #196 |
| 1941 | 766 | — | #4,145 | #191 |
| 1940 | 721 | — | #4,623 | #192 |
| 1939 | 720 | — | #3,252 | #187 |
| 1938 | 725 | — | #4,031 | #189 |
| 1937 | 739 | — | #3,580 | #181 |
| 1936 | 717 | — | #3,885 | #183 |
| 1935 | 768 | — | — | #177 |
| 1934 | 773 | — | #4,001 | #178 |
| 1933 | 799 | — | #2,976 | #172 |
| 1932 | 768 | — | #2,719 | #180 |
| 1931 | 793 | — | #2,480 | #174 |
| 1930 | 839 | — | #2,597 | #174 |
| 1929 | 832 | — | #3,014 | #173 |
| 1928 | 882 | — | #2,231 | #167 |
| 1927 | 928 | — | #4,029 | #162 |
| 1926 | 1,012 | — | #2,110 | #159 |
| 1925 | 991 | — | #2,681 | #157 |
| 1924 | 1,070 | — | #2,455 | #151 |
| 1923 | 1,055 | — | #2,803 | #149 |
| 1922 | 1,127 | — | #3,037 | #141 |
| 1921 | 1,129 | — | #3,520 | #140 |
| 1920 | 967 | — | #3,201 | #154 |
| 1919 | 918 | — | #3,096 | #148 |
| 1918 | 1,011 | — | #2,739 | #144 |
| 1917 | 910 | — | #4,298 | #146 |
| 1916 | 916 | — | #2,426 | #144 |
| 1915 | 826 | — | #2,792 | #145 |
| 1914 | 588 | — | #2,741 | #156 |
| 1913 | 571 | — | #3,399 | #137 |
| 1912 | 455 | — | — | #140 |
| 1911 | 243 | — | — | #136 |
| 1910 | 250 | — | — | #133 |
| 1909 | 195 | — | — | #137 |
| 1908 | 200 | — | — | #126 |
| 1907 | 189 | — | — | #126 |
| 1906 | 168 | — | — | #126 |
| 1905 | 203 | — | — | #105 |
| 1904 | 175 | — | — | #122 |
| 1903 | 187 | — | — | #105 |
| 1902 | 186 | — | — | #104 |
| 1901 | 170 | — | — | #99 |
| 1900 | 246 | — | #1,820 | #99 |
| 1899 | 200 | — | — | #90 |
| 1898 | 215 | — | — | #94 |
| 1897 | 195 | — | — | #93 |
| 1896 | 262 | — | — | #77 |
| 1895 | 261 | — | — | #76 |
| 1894 | 261 | — | — | #76 |
| 1893 | 267 | — | — | #72 |
| 1892 | 315 | — | — | #65 |
| 1891 | 267 | — | #1,406 | #67 |
| 1890 | 255 | — | #1,267 | #72 |
| 1889 | 271 | — | — | #70 |
| 1888 | 297 | — | — | #71 |
| 1887 | 238 | — | — | #71 |
| 1886 | 255 | — | — | #70 |
| 1885 | 266 | — | — | #68 |
| 1884 | 260 | — | — | #72 |
| 1883 | 224 | — | — | #71 |
| 1882 | 253 | — | — | #68 |
| 1881 | 186 | — | — | #76 |
| 1880 | 239 | — | — | #68 |