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Guillermo

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

Spanish form of William ("will helmet")

Goes by Memo

The story

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Guillermo around the world

One shared root links 12 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Germanic Willahelm, wil "will, desire" + helm "helmet, protection"

The constellation

GuillermoSpanishWilliamEnglish
10 more branches of this family
LiamIrish · short formWillEnglish · short formWillieEnglish · short formBillyEnglish · short formBillEnglish · short formBillieEnglish · short formWillaEnglish · feminine formWillisEnglish · surname formWilsonEnglish · surname formWilliamsEnglish · surname form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Guillermo peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

675 people · the #10,860 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 38

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Guillermo living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 27 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Guillermo

Most people given the name Guillermo in the United States were born between 1970 and 2009. The Guillermo you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Guillermo deep dive

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