boys' name ★ peaked 1998

Guillermo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #902 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#902
among boys · ↓71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
264
named Guillermo · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,470
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1998
693 babies
All-time total
32,148
#658 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Guillermo popularity over time

32,148 babies have been named Guillermo since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #1,002
1890s – 13 13 1 +160% #825
1900s – 44 44 4 +238% #780
1910s – 253 253 25 +475% #895
1920s – 821 821 82 +225% #606
1930s – 783 783 78 -5% #586
1940s – 943 943 94 +20% #574
1950s – 1,495 1,495 150 +59% #580
1960s 5 2,107 2,112 211 +41% #450
1970s 5 3,357 3,362 336 +59% #400
1980s 25 4,363 4,388 439 +31% #386
1990s 34 6,462 6,496 650 +48% #352
2000s 5 6,095 6,100 610 -6% #392
2010s – 3,615 3,615 362 -41% #553
2020s (to 2025) – 1,718 1,718 286 -21% #812

Where Guillermo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 262 0.15 outside top 500
2027 260 0.15 outside top 500
2028 259 0.15 outside top 500
2029 258 0.15 outside top 500
2030 257 0.15 outside top 500

Where Guillermo is most popular

Boys named Guillermo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.167 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Guillermo born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 74 0.452 +171%
Texas 382 0.434 +160%
California 363 0.397 +138%
Nevada 14 0.246 +47%
Colorado 27 0.209 +25%
Illinois 50 0.196 +17%
Florida 82 0.173 ≈ national
Washington 26 0.159 -5%
North Carolina 29 0.114 -32%
Georgia 21 0.083 -50%
Kansas 5 0.073 -56%
New York 28 0.065 -61%
Tennessee 11 0.061 -64%
Utah 5 0.052 -69%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -70%
Minnesota 6 0.049 -71%
Alabama 5 0.046 -73%
Maryland 5 0.042 -75%
Virginia 5 0.026 -84%
Michigan 5 0.024 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Guillermo

Guillermo is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #902 in 2025 with 264 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 32,148 American babies have been named Guillermo. Its peak came in 1998, when 693 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Guillermo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Guillermo?

The median living Guillermo is about 30 years old; half are between 19 and 44. An estimated 28 thousand people named Guillermo are alive in the United States today.

median 30 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Guillermo year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 264 #902
2024 – – 299 #831
2023 – – 294 #833
2022 – – 287 #850
2021 – – 299 #812
2020 – – 275 #832
2019 – – 320 #747
2018 – – 314 #752
2017 – – 289 #795
2016 – – 322 #755
2015 – – 389 #661
2014 – – 376 #676
2013 – – 348 #690
2012 – – 392 #619
2011 – – 408 #604
2010 – – 457 #553
2009 – – 534 #507
2008 – – 583 #476
2007 – – 610 #454
2006 5 #18,117 621 #439
2005 – – 616 #434
2004 – – 639 #406
2003 – – 595 #428
2002 – – 626 #405
2001 – – 620 #402
2000 – – 651 #392
1995 6 #12,302 623 #380
1990 – – 587 #395
1985 5 #11,243 432 #409
1980 5 #10,921 395 #409
1975 5 #9,558 349 #416
1970 – – 290 #472
1965 – – 203 #539
1960 – – 191 #565
1955 – – 150 #604
1950 – – 127 #608
1945 – – 94 #626
1940 – – 71 #726
1935 – – 72 #720
1930 – – 101 #611
1925 – – 88 #688
1920 – – 68 #813
1915 – – 33 #1,132
1910 – – 13 #895
1905 – – 10 #812
1900 – – 6 #1,225
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #1,002
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Guillermo

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Mexican filmmaker (born 1964) Contemporary
  2. 2 Guillermo Stábile Guillermo Stábile Argentine footballer (1905–1966) Contemporary
  3. 3 Guillermo Varela Guillermo Varela Uruguayan footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas Argentine tennis player b. 1952 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Guillermo Endara Guillermo Endara President of Panama from 1989 to 1994 1936–2009 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Guillermo Rodríguez Guillermo Rodríguez Ecuadorian military and political official; President of Ecuador (1972–1976) b. 1924 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Guillermo Rigondeaux Guillermo Rigondeaux Cuban boxer (born 1980) Contemporary
  8. 8 Guillermo Coria Guillermo Coria Argentine tennis player b. 1982 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Guillermo Navarro Guillermo Navarro Mexican cinematographer and director b. 1955 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Guillermo Barros Schelotto Argentine footballer and manager b. 1973 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Guillermo Arriaga Guillermo Arriaga Mexican screenwriter and film director b. 1958 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Guillermo Franco Guillermo Franco Argentine-Mexican footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  13. 13 Guillermo Amor Guillermo Amor Spanish footballer (born 1967) Contemporary
  14. 14 Guillermo León Valencia Guillermo León Valencia President of Colombia from 1962 to 1966 1909–1971 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Guillermo Billinghurst Guillermo Billinghurst President of Peru from 1912 to 1914 1851–1915 · 19th century
  16. 16 Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Cañas Argentine tennis player (born 1977) Contemporary
  17. 17 Guillermo Cabrera Infante Guillermo Cabrera Infante Cuban writer (1929 – 2005) Contemporary
  18. 18 Guillermo García López Guillermo García López Spanish tennis player (born 1983) Contemporary
  19. 19 Guillermo Gorostiza Guillermo Gorostiza Spanish footballer (1909–1966) Contemporary
  20. 20 Guillermo Haro Guillermo Haro Mexican astronomer 1913–1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Guillermo, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Guillermo?

The median living Guillermo is about 30 years old. Half of all living Guillermos are between 19 and 44 years old.

How many people named Guillermo are alive today?

An estimated 28 thousand people named Guillermo are alive in the United States, based on 32,148 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Guillermo in 2025?

Guillermo ranked #902 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 264 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Guillermo?

32,148 babies have been named Guillermo in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Guillermo most popular?

Guillermo peaked in 1998, when 693 newborns received the name.

Is Guillermo a boy or girl name?

Guillermo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Guillermo rising or falling?

Guillermo is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Guillermo become more popular?

Guillermo looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 257 boys named Guillermo in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Guillermo?

Well-known people named Guillermo include Guillermo del Toro (film director), Guillermo Stábile (soccer player), Guillermo Varela (soccer player).

Names like Guillermo

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