Guy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Guy

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The baby name Guy is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/ɡaɪ/', 'french': '/ɡi/'}.

Guy is French in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: French

Pronunciation: {'english': '/ɡaɪ/', 'french': '/ɡi/'}

What is the meaning of the name Guy ?

The baby name Guy is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/ɡaɪ/', 'french': '/ɡi/'}.

Guy is French in Origin.

Rooted in Norman French Guy (Old French Gui), the name traces to the Germanic Wido, a short form built on Proto‑Germanic widuz “wood, forest,” giving senses like “from the woods” or “wood warrior.” In modern Hebrew, Guy also represents Gai (גיא) meaning “valley,” creating an unrelated but common Israeli usage. English pronunciation is GYE; in French it is more like GEE.

Carried to England by the Normans, it gained fame through the medieval romance hero Guy of Warwick and later became indelibly linked to Guy Fawkes; the Bonfire Night effigies even helped turn guy into a word for “man.” The name has cycled in popularity across Britain, France, and North America, and ranks highly in Israel. Notable variants and cognates include French Gui, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese Guido, Polish Gwidon, French Guyon, medieval Latin Wido, and surnominal forms such as Guyot; rare feminine adaptations include Guya.

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Guy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
IL		0	#7	908	6,291
IL	Boys	0	#9	6,313	10,983
PS		0	#9	478	5,692
BI		0	#12	1	425
HT		0	#12	1	399
BW		0	#19	1	960
CM		0	#20	36	2,592
LU		0	#22	46	2,830
BF	Boys	0	#26	1	439
PS	Boys	0	#26	2,999	10,655
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
HT	Boys	0	#30	5	903
CM	Boys	0	#32	2,443	12,054
NA		0	#33	1	2,537
BI	Boys	0	#34	10	917
LU	Boys	0	#35	387	4,970
MO		0	#52	1	2,706
AO		0	#74	4	2,729
JP		0	#76	2	4,057
CN		0	#82	5	3,857
QA		0	#105	2	7,011
PH		0	#109	2	5,607
GE	Boys	0	#110	1	2,055
OM		0	#119	3	6,215
KW		0	#121	1	5,216
EE	Boys	0	#124	2	2,087
CY	Boys	0	#131	1	3,473
GR		0	#134	2	3,911
MU		0	#134	4	3,613
BN	Boys	0	#135	5	6,332
BW	Boys	0	#137	13	4,685
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
JO		0	#140	1	2,158
LT	Boys	0	#151	1	2,166
RS	Boys	0	#154	1	2,277
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
AE		0	#165	13	10,220
AO	Boys	0	#166	78	5,568
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
HU	Boys	0	#170	5	3,954
MT	Boys	0	#173	7	4,064
PR	Boys	0	#176	3	2,508
HR		0	#181	1	2,081
LU	Girls	0	#188	3	4,850
AR		0	#193	1	2,915
RU		0	#193	2	3,641
DK		0	#205	2	5,198
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
AO	Girls	0	#215	3	4,575
BG	Boys	0	#220	1	3,850
MO	Boys	0	#230	5	5,842
IR		0	#231	1	4,221
GH		0	#234	10	5,396
PT		0	#248	3	4,161
NA	Boys	0	#249	5	6,830
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
TW	Boys	0	#252	5	7,111
HR	Boys	0	#258	2	3,997
MO	Girls	0	#260	4	7,056
JM	Boys	0	#261	12	6,876
GR	Boys	0	#270	4	6,912
NG		0	#271	2	5,926
SG		0	#274	9	11,010
JM	Girls	0	#277	2	7,507
JP	Boys	0	#286	12	7,909
France	Girls	1967	#291	3	1,210
GH	Boys	0	#291	56	8,138
KZ	Boys	0	#295	2	6,578
MU	Boys	0	#296	62	8,477
Canada	Boys	2024	#297	10	2,588
CN	Boys	0	#297	23	9,639
CZ	Boys	0	#297	9	6,530
SA		0	#310	3	10,560
DK	Boys	0	#314	12	7,401
PT	Boys	0	#327	41	7,951
PE		0	#329	1	6,350
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
PL	Boys	0	#332	9	6,459
GH	Girls	0	#334	4	6,973
QA	Girls	0	#337	7	15,378
GT		0	#338	1	5,948
HK		0	#350	8	8,483
MY		0	#350	5	12,352
CZ	Girls	0	#351	1	5,378
NL		0	#351	41	2,481
SD	Girls	0	#358	1	7,678
BR		0	#359	2	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#362	1	8,539
Finland	Boys	0	#369	59	2,041
PH	Boys	0	#373	11	11,440
France	Boys	2021	#381	7	2,865
ZA		0	#382	66	14,421
JO	Boys	0	#387	3	7,057
YE		0	#395	4	8,639
Finland	Boys	2026	#399	378	3,552
EG		0	#411	2	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
PH	Girls	0	#421	9	13,098
Austria	Boys	0	#432	11	2,180
CL		0	#433	2	6,867
SD	Boys	0	#435	11	10,523
Spain		0	#441	12	2,326
MX		0	#444	2	8,339
HK	Boys	0	#447	81	12,905
CR	Boys	0	#456	32	10,188
PT	Girls	0	#470	2	7,952
AR	Boys	0	#478	6	7,628
RU	Boys	0	#481	25	12,621
NL	Boys	0	#483	582	5,873
PS	Girls	0	#483	41	10,981
CM	Girls	0	#498	43	11,671
PA	Boys	0	#498	8	9,305
GT	Boys	0	#499	1	7,625
CO		0	#510	1	7,768
PA	Girls	0	#518	1	9,861
RU	Girls	0	#519	5	11,913
IL	Girls	0	#525	93	11,648
BH		0	#538	16	17,937
IR	Boys	0	#542	11	10,162
IR	Girls	0	#545	1	8,334
LY		0	#552	8	12,703
KW	Girls	0	#559	3	19,177
LB		0	#565	94	13,263
CR	Girls	0	#573	1	11,342
BO	Boys	0	#578	15	9,244
AE	Girls	0	#594	4	20,968
CL	Boys	0	#612	54	13,390
SG	Girls	0	#628	5	18,916
SG	Boys	0	#641	57	17,960
HK	Girls	0	#643	8	16,104
ZA	Boys	0	#645	646	25,619
BO	Girls	0	#650	2	9,488
IQ	Boys	0	#656	12	13,071
IT		0	#679	36	4,183
QA	Boys	0	#698	10	18,093
BR	Boys	0	#715	37	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#754	16	18,755
SY		0	#765	3	11,684
United States	Boys	2024	#782	111	7,044
TN		0	#801	29	13,765
Spain	Boys	0	#809	122	5,610
NG	Girls	0	#822	5	15,093
OM	Boys	0	#854	28	17,948
PE	Boys	0	#859	20	14,506
Germany	Boys	0	#866	87	5,697
EG	Boys	0	#867	20	15,035
NG	Boys	0	#885	67	16,906
CO	Boys	0	#896	25	15,656
CL	Girls	0	#915	1	14,098
MX	Boys	0	#967	16	16,355
BR	Girls	0	#992	1	12,708
SA	Girls	0	#1,007	8	25,931
PE	Girls	0	#1,010	1	14,861
MA		0	#1,027	102	20,986
AE	Boys	0	#1,038	55	22,615
IN	Boys	0	#1,038	2	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,050	62	25,439
MY	Girls	0	#1,070	3	24,821
DZ		0	#1,150	27	20,130
CO	Girls	0	#1,152	1	16,140
IT	Boys	0	#1,200	272	10,046
TR		0	#1,202	10	19,440
ZA	Girls	0	#1,230	7	25,928
MX	Girls	0	#1,266	2	17,781
SA	Boys	0	#1,572	43	28,008

Guy is popular in 82 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Ireland

United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Austria

Wallonia, Belgium

Germany

Spain

Finland

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