Guillaume

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Guillaume is the French equivalent of William, which is of old Germanic origin from wille + helm. It is an Oïl form corresponding to Occitan Guilhem and the Catalan form Guillem. People with this given name include:

From Wikipedia

Guillaume first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 782 babies (rank #62 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #2,401). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Guillaume

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Guillaume yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,769

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

782

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Guillaume

Guillaume Apollinairefilm screenwriter · b. 1880
Guillaume de Machautsongwriter · b. 1300
Guillaume V, Grand Duke of Luxembourgb. 1981
Guillaume Dufaymusic theorist · b. 1397
Guillaume de l'Hôpitalmathematician · b. 1661

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	782	#62
1992	764	#61
1993	702	#64
1994	675	#57
1995	564	#73
1996	570	#68
1997	538	#72
1998	435	#78
1999	401	#85
2000	335	#96
2001	283	#115
2002	279	#117
2003	268	#118
2004	237	#132
2005	203	#152
2006	244	#130
2007	249	#138
2008	220	#159
2009	203	#174
2010	166	#212
2011	114	#279
2012	103	#310
2013	86	#345
2014	70	#427
2015	61	#472
2016	46	#590
2017	29	#849
2018	30	#816
2019	21	#1,048
2020	26	#923
2021	23	#1,032
2022	21	#1,089
2023	13	#1,559
2024	8	#2,401