Recorded 1922–2011 Boys' name Peak 1993 633 births

Gillermo — boys' name

633 babies named Gillermo in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s551930s331940s391950s561960s381970s1121980s1031990s1382000s542010s5
1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Gillermo was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gillermo in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gillermo

The Social Security Administration has registered 633 babies named Gillermo between 1922 and 2011, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gillermo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gillermo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Gillermo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Gillermo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gillermo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 633 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gillermo at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

633

Since 1922

90 years of records

Peak year

1993

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1922

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2011

Gillermo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1922

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1993)
21
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Gillermo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
138 births that decade — 22% of Gillermo's all-time total
1920s551930s331940s391950s561960s381970s1121980s1031990s1382000s542010s5

Gillermo by state

Where Gillermo concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gillermo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
140 22.1%
#2 Texas
74 11.7%
California share of Gillermo's total US births 22.1%
Even split

140 of 633 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gillermo?
633 babies have been named Gillermo since 1922. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1993 with 21 births.
When was Gillermo most popular?
Gillermo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Gillermo most popular?
The top states for the name Gillermo are California (140 births), Texas (74 births).
How long has the name Gillermo been used?
Gillermo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 90 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Gillermo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gilbert, Gilberto, Gil, Giles, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.