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How popular is the name Guy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Guys are alive today.
Guy (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 23 in 2025, ranked 1226th. The name peaked in 1964, when around 850 babies were given the name, the 85th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 3% of its peak. At least 19,000 babies have been named Guy in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Guy you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Guys born in England and Wales are between 41 and 61, and there are at least 24,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 7.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Guy.
How many babies are named Guy each year?
Where does Guy rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Guy most popular?
Guy peaked in 1964, when around 850 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Guy?
At least 24,000 people named Guy born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Guy?
Most living Guys are between 41 and 61; the most common age is about 61.
Is Guy becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.