The first name Guilherme
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Guilherme last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2015, with 18 births (#1,380).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Guilherme with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Guilherme at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Guilherme, the 9,195th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Guilherme
42 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos SantosBrazilian footballer, born 1997
- Guilherme AranaBrazilian association football player, born 1997
- Guilherme SiqueiraBrazilian footballer, born 1986
- Guilherme SantosBrazilian association football player, born 1988
- Guilherme dos Santos TorresBrazilian footballer (born 1991)
- Guilherme Milhomem GusmãoBrazilian footballer, born 1988
- Guilherme Costa MarquesFootballer, born 1991
- Guilherme de Cássio AlvesBrazilian footballer, born 1974
- Guilherme Gimenez de SouzaBrazilian association football player (1995-2016)
- Guilherme AlmeidaBrazilian association football player, born 1993
- Guilherme ParaenseBrazilian sport shooter (1884-1968)
- Guilherme FinklerFootballer, born 1985
Questions
- How popular is the name Guilherme?
- In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Guilherme, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 2015, with 18 births.
- Is Guilherme a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 522 US babies named Guilherme since 1880 were boys.
- When was Guilherme most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Guilherme, its highest rank at 2,896th.