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.
More common than 94% of names given to boys today.
20% of everyone ever named Guillermo was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Guillermo popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885
- Peak year (1998)
- 693
- Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
Currently ranks #831 among boys.
31,807 total births across 140 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1998 with 693 births in a single year.
Guillermo popularity over time — girls
74 total births recorded since 1966 (Guillermo as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Guillermo accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Guillermo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 6,462 births that decade — 20% of Guillermo's all-time total
Guillermo decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,462 births
- Runner-up 6,095 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Guillermo's strongest decade
6,462 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 20% of all-time use.
Guillermo by state
Where Guillermo concentrates geographically — total births since 1885
| 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% |
11,029 of 31,807 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 34.7% of nationwide
- Texas 27.8% of nationwide
- Arizona 4.7% of nationwide
- New York 4.7% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 34.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Guillermo appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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.