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Worldwide Name Statistics

Guy

Ranked #965 - 1 in 178,591 people
US

Most common in

United States

45k bearers

World total

44,795

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#965

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States45k
Worldwide
~45k
rank #965
Rarity
1 in 178,591
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~45k in US

About the name Guy

There are an estimated 44,795 people named Guy alive worldwide today. That ranks Guy at #965 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Guy is held by approximately 44,795 people, ranking #965 among first names. That works out to roughly 13 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 7,409 U.S. residents).

Historically Guy is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.5% male).

Guy appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.5%Female 0.5%

Guy popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Guy, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 239
  2. 1881: 186
  3. 1882: 253
  4. 1883: 224
  5. 1884: 260
  6. 1885: 266
  7. 1886: 255
  8. 1887: 238
  9. 1888: 297
  10. 1889: 271
  11. 1890: 255
  12. 1891: 267
  13. 1892: 315
  14. 1893: 267
  15. 1894: 261
  16. 1895: 261
  17. 1896: 262
  18. 1897: 195
  19. 1898: 215
  20. 1899: 200
  21. 1900: 246
  22. 1901: 170
  23. 1902: 186
  24. 1903: 187
  25. 1904: 175
  26. 1905: 203
  27. 1906: 168
  28. 1907: 189
  29. 1908: 200
  30. 1909: 195
  31. 1910: 250
  32. 1911: 243
  33. 1912: 455
  34. 1913: 571
  35. 1914: 588
  36. 1915: 826
  37. 1916: 916
  38. 1917: 910
  39. 1918: 1,011
  40. 1919: 918
  41. 1920: 967
  42. 1921: 1,129
  43. 1922: 1,127
  44. 1923: 1,055
  45. 1924: 1,070
  46. 1925: 991
  47. 1926: 1,012
  48. 1927: 928
  49. 1928: 882
  50. 1929: 832
  51. 1930: 839
  52. 1931: 793
  53. 1932: 768
  54. 1933: 799
  55. 1934: 773
  56. 1935: 768
  57. 1936: 717
  58. 1937: 739
  59. 1938: 725
  60. 1939: 720
  61. 1940: 721
  62. 1941: 766
  63. 1942: 806
  64. 1943: 831
  65. 1944: 788
  66. 1945: 764
  67. 1946: 982
  68. 1947: 1,189
  69. 1948: 1,029
  70. 1949: 1,139
  71. 1950: 1,242
  72. 1951: 1,406
  73. 1952: 1,848
  74. 1953: 1,891
  75. 1954: 2,099
  76. 1955: 2,046
  77. 1956: 2,224
  78. 1957: 2,311
  79. 1958: 2,110
  80. 1959: 2,036
  81. 1960: 1,956
  82. 1961: 2,033
  83. 1962: 1,923
  84. 1963: 1,751
  85. 1964: 1,607
  86. 1965: 1,366
  87. 1966: 1,278
  88. 1967: 1,176
  89. 1968: 1,149
  90. 1969: 1,171
  91. 1970: 1,015
  92. 1971: 865
  93. 1972: 726
  94. 1973: 627
  95. 1974: 598
  96. 1975: 531
  97. 1976: 512
  98. 1977: 497
  99. 1978: 435
  100. 1979: 464
  101. 1980: 417
  102. 1981: 405
  103. 1982: 427
  104. 1983: 342
  105. 1984: 343
  106. 1985: 367
  107. 1986: 344
  108. 1987: 354
  109. 1988: 327
  110. 1989: 314
  111. 1990: 323
  112. 1991: 332
  113. 1992: 282
  114. 1993: 260
  115. 1994: 202
  116. 1995: 208
  117. 1996: 193
  118. 1997: 188
  119. 1998: 208
  120. 1999: 190
  121. 2000: 201
  122. 2001: 209
  123. 2002: 173
  124. 2003: 173
  125. 2004: 168
  126. 2005: 152
  127. 2006: 186
  128. 2007: 159
  129. 2008: 163
  130. 2009: 146
  131. 2010: 158
  132. 2011: 141
  133. 2012: 142
  134. 2013: 149
  135. 2014: 156
  136. 2015: 155
  137. 2016: 140
  138. 2017: 157
  139. 2018: 139
  140. 2019: 172
  141. 2020: 130
  142. 2021: 118
  143. 2022: 127
  144. 2023: 111
  145. 2024: 112
  146. 2025: 103

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Guy worldwide?

There are an estimated 44,795 people named Guy alive worldwide today, ranking #965 globally.

Is Guy a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 178,591 people. In the United States there are roughly 44,795 bearers, which is 1 in 7,409 Americans.

Is Guy a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Guy is used 99.5% male and 0.5% female.

Where does the name Guy come from?

Who are famous people named Guy?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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