Guy
Guy is a male given name: 99% of people named Guy are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Luxembourg, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 89,600 male / 470 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Guy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Guy," in English, "Guten Tag Guy," in German. Guy is a male given name: about 99% of people named Guy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Guy,
German
Guten Tag Guy,
French
Bonjour Guy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Guy:
Chinese
Guy您好：
Japanese
Guy様
English
Hi Guy,
German
Hi Guy,
French
Salut Guy,
Spanish
Hola Guy,
Chinese
Guy你好：
Japanese
Guyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Japan | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
89,600 male · 470 female · 90,070 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Guy a male or female name?
Guy is a male given name: 99% of people named Guy are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Guy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Guy," in English, "Guten Tag Guy," in German. Guy is a male given name: about 99% of people named Guy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Guy a unisex name?
Guy is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Guy are men. Guy leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Guy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/guy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_guy,
title = {Is Guy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/guy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}