Boys' name · peaked in 1891
Guy name popularity since 1925
72,160 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Guy. Half of them were born in 1957 or earlier, so the typical Guy is about 69 years old in 2026. Guy peaked in 1891 as the #67 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 72,160
- Named Guy, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1891
- #67 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,637 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 332 girls · 71,828 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 4.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Guy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Guy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1957. Measured as a share of all babies, Guy peaked earlier, in 1891.
- Fastest rise: Between 1948 and 1953, Guy became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 1,720 baby boys to 1 in 1,050.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 1,530 to 1 in 2,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Guy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Guy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Guy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 64 | 4,581 | – |
| 1930s | 77 | 7,564 | #177 |
| 1940s | 61 | 8,954 | #195 |
| 1950s | 55 | 19,158 | #145 |
| 1960s | 54 | 15,356 | #187 |
| 1970s | 16 | 6,254 | #330 |
| 1980s | 5 | 3,635 | #445 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,386 | #745 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,730 | #1,086 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,509 | #1,194 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 701 | #1,637 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.5% of babies named Guy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Guy is most popular
The index compares Guy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Guy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 4.13× | 888 |
| Maine | 2.35× | 690 |
| West Virginia | 1.52× | 919 |
| Louisiana | 1.41× | 1,736 |
| Connecticut | 1.38× | 1,032 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Guy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Guy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Guy (1891).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data