Guy

Origin	Gender	Meaning
French	Boy	guide; wood or wide
Celtic	Boy	Sensible
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Guide / Wood
Belgian	Boy	Wood / Guide
Hebrew	Boy	Valley
Jewish	Boy	Valley
Middle English	Boy	Guide; wood
Old French	Boy	Wood; guide

Fun Facts about the name Guy

Backwards

Yug

Scrabble Score

7 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened."

Similar & Rhyming Names

GayeGaiosGosegoGaugeGiza

Popularity of Guy

Popularity Analysis

The name Guy first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1892 when it reached rank #65. It broke into the top 100 for 22 years. As of 2006, it ranked #994.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2006	994	Male	0.0085%
2004	986	Male	0.0080%
2003	944	Male	0.0082%
2002	930	Male	0.0083%
2001	800	Male	0.0101%
2000	799	Male	0.0096%
1999	805	Male	0.0093%
1998	764	Male	0.0103%
1997	792	Male	0.0094%
1996	768	Male	0.0096%
1995	745	Male	0.0103%
1994	738	Male	0.0099%
1993	642	Male	0.0125%
1992	614	Male	0.0134%
1991	556	Male	0.0157%
1990	566	Male	0.0150%
1989	549	Male	0.0149%
1988	509	Male	0.0163%
1987	469	Male	0.0182%
1986	466	Male	0.0178%
1985	446	Male	0.0190%
1984	452	Male	0.0182%
1983	451	Male	0.0184%
1982	398	Male	0.0224%
1981	407	Male	0.0217%
1980	396	Male	0.0225%
1979	373	Male	0.0258%
1978	369	Male	0.0255%
1977	351	Male	0.0292%
1976	338	Male	0.0311%
1975	329	Male	0.0330%
1974	308	Male	0.0363%
1973	288	Male	0.0389%
1972	267	Male	0.0435%
1971	258	Male	0.0475%
1970	235	Male	0.0530%
1969	211	Male	0.0640%
1968	202	Male	0.0645%
1967	199	Male	0.0654%
1966	192	Male	0.0704%
1965	187	Male	0.0719%
1964	170	Male	0.0791%
1963	169	Male	0.0845%
1962	166	Male	0.0911%
1961	162	Male	0.0938%
1960	168	Male	0.0898%
1959	158	Male	0.0936%
1958	156	Male	0.0979%
1957	150	Male	0.1051%
1956	147	Male	0.1034%
1955	145	Male	0.0974%
1954	143	Male	0.1015%
1953	151	Male	0.0940%
1952	152	Male	0.0934%
1951	179	Male	0.0731%
1950	179	Male	0.0682%
1949	185	Male	0.0628%
1948	197	Male	0.0572%
1947	180	Male	0.0637%
1946	186	Male	0.0590%
1945	197	Male	0.0553%
1944	193	Male	0.0562%
1943	196	Male	0.0566%
1942	196	Male	0.0567%
1941	191	Male	0.0606%
1940	192	Male	0.0603%
1939	187	Male	0.0628%
1938	190	Male	0.0630%
1937	181	Male	0.0669%
1936	182	Male	0.0670%
1935	177	Male	0.0719%
1934	177	Male	0.0723%
1933	172	Male	0.0773%
1932	180	Male	0.0705%
1931	174	Male	0.0727%
1930	174	Male	0.0734%
1929	173	Male	0.0741%
1928	167	Male	0.0762%
1927	165	Male	0.0790%
1926	158	Male	0.0872%
1925	157	Male	0.0847%
1924	151	Male	0.0903%
1923	149	Male	0.0924%
1922	141	Male	0.0991%
1921	140	Male	0.0986%
1920	154	Male	0.0870%
1919	148	Male	0.0894%
1918	144	Male	0.0951%
1917	146	Male	0.0941%
1916	143	Male	0.0978%
1915	145	Male	0.0927%
1914	156	Male	0.0849%
1913	137	Male	0.1054%
1912	140	Male	0.1008%
1911	136	Male	0.1007%
1910	133	Male	0.1199%
1909	137	Male	0.1103%
1908	126	Male	0.1202%
1907	126	Male	0.1192%
1906	126	Male	0.1166%
1905	105	Male	0.1410%
1904	122	Male	0.1263%
1903	105	Male	0.1446%
1902	104	Male	0.1401%
1901	99	Male	0.1471%
1900	99	Male	0.1479%
1899	90	Male	0.1736%
1898	94	Male	0.1627%
1897	93	Male	0.1599%
1896	77	Male	0.2030%
1895	76	Male	0.2061%
1894	76	Male	0.2090%
1893	72	Male	0.2206%
1892	65	Male	0.2396%
1891	67	Male	0.2398%
1890	72	Male	0.2080%
1889	70	Male	0.2276%
1888	71	Male	0.2286%
1887	71	Male	0.2177%
1886	70	Male	0.2142%
1885	68	Male	0.2294%
1884	72	Male	0.2118%
1883	71	Male	0.1991%
1882	68	Male	0.2073%
1881	76	Male	0.1718%
1880	68	Male	0.2018%

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