403,648births recorded
17Countries
4Variants
1937Peak · France
#127Catalonia 2025
Guy is a boy name family recorded 403,648 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#127 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1937, at 1,217.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Guido (Argentina), Guiu (Catalonia).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Guy
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy | French | 265,855 | 🇫🇷 France | #6493 | 1937 | ▼ 37 % |
| Guy | French | 91,102 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1634 | 1880 | ▼ 26 % |
| Guy | French | 3,448 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1957 | – |
| Guy | French | 2,669 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1226 | 1996 | ▼ 63 % |
| Guy | French | 691 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1956 | – |
| Guy | French | 658 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1980 | – |
| Guido | Italian | 32,354 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #572 | 1991 | ▼ 54 % |
| Guido | Italian | 3,352 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1914 | – |
| Guido | Italian | 1,050 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1926 | – |
| Guido | Italian | 122 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1930 | – |
| Guido | Italian | 51 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1988 | – |
| Guido | Italian | 29 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 2002 | – |
| Guiu | Catalan | 733 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #127 | 2020 | ▲ 23 % |
| Gui | French | 310 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1929 | – |
| Gui | French | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1977 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Guido ↔ Guy — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Guido ↔ Guiu — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Guy ↔ Gui — spelling variant
Questions about Guy
How popular is the name Guy?
In 2025 it ranked #127 in Catalonia. Official registers record 403,648 births across 17 countries.
What is Guy in other languages?
Guido (Italian); Guiu (Catalan); Gui (French).
When was Guy most popular?
It peaked in France in 1937, at 1,217.1 births per 100,000.
Is Guy a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Guy is a boy name.