Boy name#334 of boy names
Guy
Pronounced G AY1 (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1957
- 145 years in use
How popular is Guy?
Guy is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 90,529 children — the 334th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1957, when 2,301 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- G AY1
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Guy
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Guy
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Guy?
- Guy ranks 334th among boys' names in US records, with 90,529 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,360.
- Is Guy a unisex name?
- No. Guy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Guy most popular?
- 1957, when 2,301 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.