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Guy

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Guy: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Guy: Recorded since 1959, it reached #95 in 1970, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #168 to #1533.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#168#1533
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#168
1997#186
1998#204
1999#256
2000#217
2001#186
2002#196
2003#238
2004#236
2005#276
2006#335
2007#386
2008#427
2009#454
2010#552
2011#580
2012#526
2013#560
2014#544
2015#506
2016#659
2017#621
2018#636
2019#813
2020#845
2021#825
2022#1224
2023#1533
2024#1076
2025#1226

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 27 of the 56 years from 1970 to 2025.

In 2025: #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1226 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1959–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1959

    First recorded at #100 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1959–1970

    Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1970 (recorded 1959–1970).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New South Wales, Australia in 1970.

Guy's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#122623HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#107627HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#122422HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#82538HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#84535HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#81338HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#63656HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#62158HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#65953HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#50676HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#54467HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#56064HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#52670HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#58060HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#55262HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45480HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#42787HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#38693HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#335105HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#276117HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#236139HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#238135HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#196174HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#186182HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#217144HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#256114HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#204159HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#186172HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#168203HighVerified
1970New South Wales, Australiamale#9573InsufficientNot yet available
1961New South Wales, Australiamale#10062InsufficientNot yet available
1960New South Wales, Australiamale#10060InsufficientNot yet available
1959New South Wales, Australiamale#10059InsufficientNot yet available
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#3053HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5725HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#6054HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4035HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#3373HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#2864HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#3173HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#2694HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#3333HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2685HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2804HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#2784HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Guy is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Guy, between 1959 and 2025, in 44 of those 67 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1959–19704#95 in 1970
Republic of Ireland1970–202527#258 in 1976
England and Wales1996–202530#168 in 1996
Northern Ireland1999–20153#277 in 1999
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 54 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1970) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1961; it appears again in 1970.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New South Wales, Australia in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.