Guy Name Popularity

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How popular is Guy?

In 2018 the uncommon name Guy, ranked the 1,320th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Guy is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #65 was reached in 1892.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1957 with 2,303 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Guy in any given year was 137 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Guy occurred roughly during the years 1909-1916, 1944-1947, and 1950-1954, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1973, and 1991-1994.

For a number of years, the name Guy has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Guy has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Guy?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Guy is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Guy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Guy (Girl)		Guy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	137	1,320
2017		< 5	--	156	1,190
2016		< 5	--	140	1,297
2015		< 5	--	153	1,204
2014		< 5	--	156	1,186
2013		< 5	--	149	1,205
2012		< 5	--	142	1,243
2011		< 5	--	141	1,236
2010		< 5	--	158	1,164
2009		< 5	--	146	1,230
2008		< 5	--	163	1,122
2007		< 5	--	159	1,131
2006		< 5	--	186	996
2005		< 5	--	152	1,086
2004		< 5	--	168	987
2003		< 5	--	173	946
2002		< 5	--	172	931
2001		< 5	--	209	803
2000		< 5	--	201	800
1999		< 5	--	190	805
1998		< 5	--	208	766
1997		< 5	--	188	789
1996		< 5	--	193	765
1995		< 5	--	208	745
1994		< 5	--	202	739
1993		< 5	--	260	642
1992		< 5	--	282	614
1991		< 5	--	332	559
1990		< 5	--	323	566
1989		< 5	--	314	546
1988		< 5	--	327	507
1987		< 5	--	354	470
1986		< 5	--	342	467
1985		< 5	--	367	445
1984		< 5	--	343	452
1983		< 5	--	342	451
1982		5	11,055	422	399
1981		< 5	--	404	408
1980		< 5	--	417	396
1979		< 5	--	464	372
1978		< 5	--	434	369
1977		< 5	--	497	351
1976		5	9,793	508	338
1975		< 5	--	533	330
1974		5	9,221	593	308
1973		< 5	--	628	289
1972		< 5	--	727	268
1971		< 5	--	865	257
1970		6	7,370	1,010	235
1969		< 5	--	1,170	211
1968		5	7,394	1,145	202
1967		9	4,734	1,167	199
1966		< 5	--	1,278	192
1965		7	5,466	1,364	187
1964		< 5	--	1,606	170
1963		9	4,664	1,743	169
1962		7	5,487	1,913	166
1961		10	4,356	2,026	162
1960		7	5,360	1,947	168
1959		5	6,596	2,025	158
1958		6	5,662	2,106	156
1957		9	4,342	2,303	149
1956		8	4,595	2,213	146
1955		5	6,179	2,038	145
1954		< 5	--	2,099	143
1953		6	5,268	1,883	151
1952		5	5,877	1,844	152
1951		6	5,063	1,400	179
1950		5	5,596	1,237	179
1949		8	4,015	1,130	185
1948		6	4,875	1,023	195
1947		5	5,624	1,183	180
1946		6	4,643	975	187
1945		5	4,827	759	195
1944		5	4,825	781	193
1943		8	3,612	824	196
1942		7	3,885	799	196
1941		6	4,144	760	191
1940		5	4,622	716	192
1939		8	3,253	711	187
1938		6	4,031	719	189
1937		7	3,580	732	181
1936		6	3,885	711	183
1935		< 5	--	768	177
1934		6	4,001	767	178
1933		9	2,977	789	172
1932		11	2,720	758	180
1931		12	2,480	781	174
1930		12	2,599	827	174
1929		10	3,013	820	173
1928		16	2,231	868	167
1927		7	4,029	921	162
1926		18	2,110	994	158
1925		13	2,681	978	157
1924		15	2,455	1,055	151
1923		12	2,803	1,043	149
1922		11	3,036	1,117	140
1921		9	3,520	1,120	140
1920		10	3,201	957	154
1919		10	3,097	908	148
1918		12	2,739	999	144
1917		6	4,298	904	146
1916		13	2,426	903	144
1915		10	2,792	816	145
1914		8	2,741	580	156
1913		5	3,399	566	137
1912		< 5	--	455	140
1911		< 5	--	243	136
1910		< 5	--	250	133
1909		< 5	--	195	137
1908		< 5	--	200	126
1907		< 5	--	189	126
1906		< 5	--	168	126
1905		< 5	--	203	105
1904		< 5	--	175	122
1903		< 5	--	187	105
1902		< 5	--	186	104
1901		< 5	--	170	99
1900		6	1,820	240	99
1899		< 5	--	200	90
1898		< 5	--	215	94
1897		< 5	--	195	93
1896		< 5	--	262	77
1895		< 5	--	261	76
1894		< 5	--	261	76
1893		< 5	--	267	72
1892		< 5	--	315	65
1891		5	1,406	262	67
1890		6	1,267	249	72
1889		< 5	--	271	70
1888		< 5	--	297	71
1887		< 5	--	238	71
1886		< 5	--	255	70
1885		< 5	--	266	68
1884		< 5	--	260	72
1883		< 5	--	224	71
1882		< 5	--	253	68
1881		< 5	--	186	76
1880		< 5	--	239	68

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.