Guy
Last seen for girls in 1982 at #10,517 · #1,634 for boys in 2025, 103 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1892 · 315 births
- Debut · boys
- 239 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 90,632since 1880
Guy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,634 | 103 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,556 | 112 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,567 | 111 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,433 | 127 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,503 | 118 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,361 | 130 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,132 | 172 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,305 | 139 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,186 | 157 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,295 | 140 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,190 | 155 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,186 | 156 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,203 | 149 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,244 | 142 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,235 | 141 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,163 | 158 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,226 | 146 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,119 | 163 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,129 | 159 | |
| 2006 | — | #994 | 186 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,081 | 152 | |
| 2004 | — | #988 | 168 | |
| 2003 | — | #946 | 173 | |
| 2002 | — | #924 | 173 | |
| 2001 | — | #802 | 209 | |
| 2000 | — | #801 | 201 | |
| 1999 | — | #805 | 190 | |
| 1998 | — | #766 | 208 | |
| 1997 | — | #788 | 188 | |
| 1996 | — | #763 | 193 | |
| 1995 | — | #745 | 208 | |
| 1994 | — | #739 | 202 | |
| 1993 | — | #642 | 260 | |
| 1992 | — | #614 | 282 | |
| 1991 | — | #558 | 332 | |
| 1990 | — | #566 | 323 | |
| 1989 | — | #547 | 314 | |
| 1988 | — | #507 | 327 | |
| 1987 | — | #469 | 354 | |
| 1986 | — | #467 | 344 | |
| 1985 | — | #445 | 367 | |
| 1984 | — | #452 | 343 | |
| 1983 | — | #450 | 342 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #398 | 422 |
| 1981 | — | #406 | 405 | |
| 1980 | — | #396 | 417 | |
| 1979 | — | #372 | 464 | |
| 1978 | — | #369 | 435 | |
| 1977 | — | #351 | 497 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #339 | 507 |
| 1975 | — | #330 | 531 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #307 | 593 |
| 1973 | — | #289 | 627 | |
| 1972 | — | #268 | 726 | |
| 1971 | — | #258 | 865 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #235 | 1,009 |
| 1969 | — | #211 | 1,171 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #202 | 1,144 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #199 | 1,167 |
| 1966 | — | #192 | 1,278 | |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #187 | 1,359 |
| 1964 | — | #170 | 1,607 | |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #169 | 1,742 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #166 | 1,916 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #162 | 2,023 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #168 | 1,949 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #158 | 2,031 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #156 | 2,104 |
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | #149 | 2,302 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #146 | 2,216 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #145 | 2,041 |
| 1954 | — | #143 | 2,099 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #150 | 1,885 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #152 | 1,843 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #179 | 1,400 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #179 | 1,237 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #185 | 1,131 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #195 | 1,023 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #180 | 1,184 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #187 | 976 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #195 | 759 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #193 | 783 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #196 | 823 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #196 | 799 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #191 | 760 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #192 | 716 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #187 | 712 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #189 | 719 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #181 | 732 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #183 | 711 |
| 1935 | — | #177 | 768 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #178 | 767 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #172 | 790 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #180 | 757 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #174 | 781 |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | #174 | 827 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #172 | 822 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #167 | 866 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #162 | 921 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #159 | 994 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #157 | 978 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #151 | 1,055 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #149 | 1,043 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #141 | 1,116 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #140 | 1,120 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #154 | 957 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #148 | 908 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #144 | 999 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #146 | 904 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #144 | 903 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #145 | 816 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #156 | 580 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #137 | 566 |
| 1912 | — | #140 | 455 | |
| 1911 | — | #135 | 243 | |
| 1910 | — | #133 | 250 | |
| 1909 | — | #137 | 195 | |
| 1908 | — | #126 | 200 | |
| 1907 | — | #126 | 189 | |
| 1906 | — | #126 | 168 | |
| 1905 | — | #105 | 203 | |
| 1904 | — | #122 | 175 | |
| 1903 | — | #105 | 187 | |
| 1902 | — | #103 | 186 | |
| 1901 | — | #99 | 170 | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #99 | 240 |
| 1899 | — | #90 | 200 | |
| 1898 | — | #94 | 215 | |
| 1897 | — | #92 | 195 | |
| 1896 | — | #76 | 262 | |
| 1895 | — | #76 | 261 | |
| 1894 | — | #76 | 261 | |
| 1893 | — | #72 | 267 | |
| 1892 | — | #65 | 315 | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #67 | 262 |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #72 | 249 |
| 1889 | — | #70 | 271 | |
| 1888 | — | #71 | 297 | |
| 1887 | — | #71 | 238 | |
| 1886 | — | #70 | 255 | |
| 1885 | — | #68 | 266 | |
| 1884 | — | #72 | 260 | |
| 1883 | — | #71 | 224 | |
| 1882 | — | #68 | 253 | |
| 1881 | — | #76 | 186 | |
| 1880 | — | #68 | 239 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Guy was already there! It came in at #68, and was given to 239 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 140 boys a year got the name.
Where Guy is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#98 · 1 in 425
- Washington#177 · 1 in 1,270
- Iowa#186 · 1 in 1,734
- Oklahoma#190 · 1 in 1,328
- Massachusetts#202 · 1 in 2,134
Best ever in a state: #37 in Hawaii, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #98 | 14 | 1 in 425 |
| Washington | #177 | 18 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Iowa | #186 | 11 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Oklahoma | #190 | 14 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Massachusetts | #202 | 16 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Idaho | #203 | 5 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Michigan | #204 | 37 | 1 in 1,734 |
| Arizona | #206 | 16 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Minnesota | #213 | 12 | 1 in 2,204 |
| Maryland | #220 | 11 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Nebraska | #227 | 5 | 1 in 2,192 |
| New Jersey | #228 | 23 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Ohio | #236 | 33 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Pennsylvania | #241 | 28 | 1 in 2,619 |
| Wisconsin | #241 | 11 | 1 in 2,796 |
| Colorado | #273 | 8 | 1 in 2,274 |
| New York | #274 | 49 | 1 in 2,333 |
| Illinois | #288 | 32 | 1 in 2,446 |
| Kansas | #304 | 5 | 1 in 2,814 |
| Oregon | #312 | 5 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Florida | #315 | 20 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Utah | #318 | 5 | 1 in 2,734 |
| South Carolina | #323 | 8 | 1 in 2,602 |
| Indiana | #325 | 11 | 1 in 3,593 |
| California | #327 | 56 | 1 in 2,684 |
| Tennessee | #331 | 9 | 1 in 3,470 |
| Arkansas | #336 | 5 | 1 in 3,108 |
| Louisiana | #344 | 13 | 1 in 2,267 |
| Missouri | #345 | 9 | 1 in 3,747 |
| Virginia | #356 | 8 | 1 in 3,917 |
| Georgia | #372 | 11 | 1 in 3,463 |
| North Carolina | #372 | 10 | 1 in 3,881 |
| Kentucky | #376 | 5 | 1 in 5,170 |
| Texas | #424 | 29 | 1 in 3,644 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Guy
- 78 spots since 2024 (#1,556 → #1,634)
- 273 spots since 2020 (#1,361 → #1,634)
- 444 spots since 2015 (#1,190 → #1,634)
- Biggest jump: 87 spots in 2006 (#1,081 → #994)
- Biggest drop: 135 spots in 2007 (#994 → #1,129)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1892 at #65 (315 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 113 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1880–1901
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1880–2004
- Highest: 1 in 386 boys born in 1891 were named Guy (0.26%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,583 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #65 in 1892, was only 1 in 387 (0.26%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.1% of all boys named Guy (19,158) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,489 | #68 (1885) | #71 |
| 1890s | 2,487 | #65 (1892) | #78 |
| 1900s | 1,913 | #99 (1900) | #115 |
| 1910s | 6,624 | #133 (1910) | #143 |
| 1920s | 9,872 | #140 (1921) | #155 |
| 1930s | 7,564 | #172 (1933) | #180 |
| 1940s | 8,954 | #180 (1947) | #191 |
| 1950s | 19,158 | #143 (1954) | #156 |
| 1960s | 15,356 | #162 (1961) | #183 |
| 1970s | 6,254 | #235 (1970) | #312 |
| 1980s | 3,635 | #396 (1980) | #454 |
| 1990s | 2,386 | #558 (1991) | #699 |
| 2000s | 1,730 | #801 (2000) | #1,001 |
| 2010s | 1,509 | #1,132 (2019) | #1,214 |
| 2020s | 701 | #1,361 (2020) | #1,509 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Guy in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 293,507 of them was named Guy, which outranked 14.4% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,472 names at #8,775; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,651 of them was named Guy, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).