US rank #831 Boys' name Peak 1998 31,807 births

Guillermo — #831 US boys' name

31,807 babies named Guillermo in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#831
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 94% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Guillermo was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

693 babies were named Guillermo in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guillermo

The Social Security Administration has registered 31,807 babies named Guillermo between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Guillermo currently holds the #831 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 693 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guillermo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6,462 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Guillermo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11,029 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Guillermo in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guillermo 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 31,807 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.

Guillermo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

31,807

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

1998

693 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#831

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Guillermo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1998)
693
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Guillermo popularity over time — girls

74 total births recorded since 1966 (Guillermo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 74 births
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Guillermo by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6,462 births that decade — 20% of Guillermo's all-time total
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Guillermo by state

Where Guillermo concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Guillermo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11,029 34.7%
#2 Texas
8,848 27.8%
#3 Arizona
1,497 4.7%
#4 New York
1,495 4.7%
#5 Florida
1,411 4.4%
#6 Illinois
1,325 4.2%
#7 New Jersey
476 1.5%
#8 New Mexico
448 1.4%
California share of Guillermo's total US births 34.7%
Even split

11,029 of 31,807 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Guillermo appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guillermo?
31,807 babies have been named Guillermo since 1885. It currently ranks #831 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 693 births.
When was Guillermo most popular?
Guillermo was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6,462 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Guillermo most popular?
The top states for the name Guillermo are California (11,029 births), Texas (8,848 births), Arizona (1,497 births).
How long has the name Guillermo been used?
Guillermo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Guillermo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guido, Guilford, Guiseppe, Guilherme, 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, 1885–2024 (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.