Boy
Guy
As a boy's name, Guy traces back to Old French, where it is understood to mean "Old French/Germanic wit, guide". It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The name's best year yet was 1957.
Old FrenchOld French/Germanic "wit" – "guide"
EtymologyAlternatively from "wide" – "wood"
Births by decade
1900s
1,919
1910s
6,688
1920s
9,994
1930s
7,640
1940s
9,011
1950s
19,198
1960s
15,413
1970s
6,274
1980s
3,637
1990s
2,386
2000s
1,729
2010s
1,194
Peaked in the 1950s · 85,083 total U.S. births since 1900