Is Guy a boy or girl name?
Guy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 111 boys were named Guy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 90,999 US babies named Guy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,561
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Guy since 1880
- 90,999
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 2,310 babies
Boys and girls named Guy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,489 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,487 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 1,913 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1910s | 6,624 | 64 | 1% |
| 1920s | 9,872 | 121 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 7,564 | 77 | 1% |
| 1940s | 8,953 | 61 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 19,157 | 55 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 15,356 | 54 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 6,256 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 3,636 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1990s | 2,386 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,730 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,509 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 111 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 127 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 172 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 139 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 157 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 156 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 149 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 142 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 141 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 158 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 159 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 186 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 168 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 173 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 173 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 209 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 201 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 190 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 208 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 188 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 193 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 208 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 202 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 260 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 282 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 332 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 323 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 314 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 327 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 354 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 344 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 367 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 343 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 342 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 422 | #399 | 5 | #11,065 |
| 1981 | 405 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 418 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 464 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 435 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 497 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 507 | #339 | 5 | #9,795 |
| 1975 | 532 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 593 | #308 | 5 | #9,228 |
| 1973 | 627 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 726 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 865 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 1,010 | #235 | 6 | #7,375 |
| 1969 | 1,170 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 1,146 | #202 | 5 | #7,395 |
| 1967 | 1,167 | #199 | 9 | #4,740 |
| 1966 | 1,278 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,360 | #187 | 7 | #5,472 |
| 1964 | 1,606 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 1,742 | #169 | 9 | #4,662 |
| 1962 | 1,916 | #166 | 7 | #5,488 |
| 1961 | 2,024 | #162 | 10 | #4,358 |
| 1960 | 1,947 | #168 | 7 | #5,359 |
| 1959 | 2,031 | #158 | 5 | #6,600 |
| 1958 | 2,104 | #156 | 6 | #5,659 |
| 1957 | 2,301 | #149 | 9 | #4,340 |
| 1956 | 2,216 | #146 | 8 | #4,595 |
| 1955 | 2,041 | #145 | 5 | #6,179 |
| 1954 | 2,099 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 1,885 | #150 | 6 | #5,268 |
| 1952 | 1,843 | #152 | 5 | #5,876 |
| 1951 | 1,400 | #179 | 6 | #5,063 |
| 1950 | 1,237 | #179 | 5 | #5,596 |
| 1949 | 1,130 | #185 | 8 | #4,015 |
| 1948 | 1,023 | #195 | 6 | #4,873 |
| 1947 | 1,183 | #180 | 5 | #5,622 |
| 1946 | 977 | #186 | 6 | #4,643 |
| 1945 | 759 | #195 | 5 | #4,827 |
| 1944 | 783 | #193 | 5 | #4,824 |
| 1943 | 823 | #196 | 8 | #3,613 |
| 1942 | 799 | #196 | 7 | #3,886 |
| 1941 | 760 | #191 | 6 | #4,145 |
| 1940 | 716 | #192 | 5 | #4,623 |
| 1939 | 712 | #187 | 8 | #3,253 |
| 1938 | 719 | #189 | 6 | #4,031 |
| 1937 | 732 | #181 | 7 | #3,580 |
| 1936 | 711 | #183 | 6 | #3,885 |
| 1935 | 768 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 767 | #178 | 6 | #4,001 |
| 1933 | 790 | #172 | 9 | #2,976 |
| 1932 | 757 | #180 | 11 | #2,719 |
| 1931 | 781 | #174 | 12 | #2,480 |
| 1930 | 827 | #174 | 12 | #2,597 |
| 1929 | 821 | #173 | 10 | #3,014 |
| 1928 | 867 | #167 | 16 | #2,231 |
| 1927 | 921 | #162 | 7 | #4,029 |
| 1926 | 994 | #159 | 18 | #2,110 |
| 1925 | 978 | #157 | 13 | #2,681 |
| 1924 | 1,055 | #151 | 15 | #2,455 |
| 1923 | 1,043 | #149 | 12 | #2,803 |
| 1922 | 1,116 | #141 | 11 | #3,037 |
| 1921 | 1,120 | #140 | 9 | #3,520 |
| 1920 | 957 | #154 | 10 | #3,201 |
| 1919 | 908 | #148 | 10 | #3,096 |
| 1918 | 999 | #144 | 12 | #2,739 |
| 1917 | 904 | #146 | 6 | #4,298 |
| 1916 | 903 | #144 | 13 | #2,426 |
| 1915 | 816 | #145 | 10 | #2,792 |
| 1914 | 580 | #156 | 8 | #2,741 |
| 1913 | 566 | #137 | 5 | #3,399 |
| 1912 | 455 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 243 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 250 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 195 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 200 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 189 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 168 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 203 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 175 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 187 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 186 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 170 | #99 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 240 | #99 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1899 | 200 | #90 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 215 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 195 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 262 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 261 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 261 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 267 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 315 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 262 | #67 | 5 | #1,406 |
| 1890 | 249 | #72 | 6 | #1,267 |
| 1889 | 271 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 297 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 238 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 255 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 266 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 260 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 224 | #71 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 253 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 186 | #76 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 239 | #68 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Guy reached #65 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #1,267 in 1890. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Guy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.