Guy

“From Germanic Wido — wood; wide” — Germanic via Old French origin

Boy's name · #1634 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Guy has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #65 (1892) · 90,632 babies named Guy all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Guys

Guy de Maupassant — French writer (1850-1893)
Guy Fawkes — English member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Guy Verhofstadt — Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008
Guy Ritchie — English filmmaker (born 1968)
Guy Pearce — English-born Australian actor (born 1967)

In stories & tradition

Guy Gardner — Green Lantern · Justice League of America
Guy of Gisbourne — Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
Guy of Warwick — Guy of Warwick

What Guys become

Among 4,010 notable people named Guy:

Political leaders appear 1.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008.

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