Recorded 1989–2002 Boys' name Peak 1989 12 births

Guerrero — boys' name

12 babies named Guerrero in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Guerrero was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Guerrero in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guerrero

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Guerrero between 1989 and 2002, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guerrero currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guerrero performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Guerrero shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guerrero 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 12 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.

Guerrero at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

12

Since 1989

14 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1989

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2002

Guerrero popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1989

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
6 20021989 6

Guerrero by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 50% of Guerrero's all-time total
1980s62000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guerrero?
12 babies have been named Guerrero since 1989. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Guerrero most popular?
Guerrero was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Guerrero been used?
Guerrero has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 14 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Guerrero?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guerino, Guerry, Guenther, Guerin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2002 (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.