Guy

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Guy is a masculine given name derived from an abbreviated version of a Germanic name that began either with witu, meaning wood, or wit, meaning wide. In French, the letter w became gu and the name became Guy, Gui or Guido. In Latin, the name was written as Wido.

From Wikipedia

Guy first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 2,301 babies (rank #149 that year). In 2024 it was given to 111 boys (rank #1,561). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Guy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Guy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

90,999

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,301

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Guy

Guy de Maupassantshort story writer · b. 1850
Guy Fawkessoldier · b. 1570
Guy Verhofstadtauthor · b. 1953
Guy Ritchiejudoka · b. 1968
Guy Pearcefilm actor · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	239	#68
1881	186	#76
1882	253	#68
1883	224	#71
1884	260	#72
1885	266	#68
1886	255	#70
1887	238	#71
1888	297	#71
1889	271	#70
1890	249	#72
1891	262	#67
1892	315	#65
1893	267	#72
1894	261	#76
1895	261	#76
1896	262	#77
1897	195	#93
1898	215	#94
1899	200	#90
1900	240	#99
1901	170	#99
1902	186	#104
1903	187	#105
1904	175	#122
1905	203	#105
1906	168	#126
1907	189	#126
1908	200	#126
1909	195	#137
1910	250	#133
1911	243	#136
1912	455	#140
1913	566	#137
1914	580	#156
1915	816	#145
1916	903	#144
1917	904	#146
1918	999	#144
1919	908	#148
1920	957	#154
1921	1,120	#140
1922	1,116	#141
1923	1,043	#149
1924	1,055	#151
1925	978	#157
1926	994	#159
1927	921	#162
1928	867	#167
1929	821	#173
1930	827	#174
1931	781	#174
1932	757	#180
1933	790	#172
1934	767	#178
1935	768	#177
1936	711	#183
1937	732	#181
1938	719	#189
1939	712	#187
1940	716	#192
1941	760	#191
1942	799	#196
1943	823	#196
1944	783	#193
1945	759	#195
1946	977	#186
1947	1,183	#180
1948	1,023	#195
1949	1,130	#185
1950	1,237	#179
1951	1,400	#179
1952	1,843	#152
1953	1,885	#150
1954	2,099	#143
1955	2,041	#145
1956	2,216	#146
1957	2,301	#149
1958	2,104	#156
1959	2,031	#158
1960	1,947	#168
1961	2,024	#162
1962	1,916	#166
1963	1,742	#169
1964	1,606	#170
1965	1,360	#187
1966	1,278	#192
1967	1,167	#199
1968	1,146	#202
1969	1,170	#211
1970	1,010	#235
1971	865	#258
1972	726	#268
1973	627	#289
1974	593	#308
1975	532	#330
1976	507	#339
1977	497	#351
1978	435	#369
1979	464	#372
1980	418	#396
1981	405	#407
1982	422	#399
1983	342	#450
1984	343	#452
1985	367	#445
1986	344	#467
1987	354	#470
1988	327	#508
1989	314	#547
1990	323	#566
1991	332	#559
1992	282	#614
1993	260	#642
1994	202	#739
1995	208	#745
1996	193	#765
1997	188	#789
1998	208	#766
1999	190	#805
2000	201	#801
2001	209	#803
2002	173	#925
2003	173	#949
2004	168	#988
2005	152	#1,086
2006	186	#996
2007	159	#1,131
2008	163	#1,123
2009	146	#1,231
2010	158	#1,165
2011	141	#1,237
2012	142	#1,245
2013	149	#1,206
2014	156	#1,187
2015	155	#1,193
2016	140	#1,299
2017	157	#1,188
2018	139	#1,309
2019	172	#1,133
2020	130	#1,360
2021	118	#1,504
2022	127	#1,435
2023	111	#1,567
2024	111	#1,561