Guillaume
About Guillaume
An everyday name in France, a charismatic possibility elsewhere, Guillaume is a French form of the classic Germanic William. It's heyday was back in the 1980s and 90s, when it ranked in the French Top 10 and the Belgium and Quebec Top 20, though more recent years have seen it drop from the popularity charts.
Pronounced gee-OHM.
As of October 2026, Guillaume ranked #11365 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3648 in 1997.
Editor's take: The name Guillaume is a boy's name of French origin meaning "resolute protection".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Guillaume on lists
Famous Guillaumes
- Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie
Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg; son of Grand Duke Henri
- Guillaume Marie Louis Christian
Prince of Luxembourg; son of Grand Duke Jean
- Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet
- Guillaume Canet
French actor and director
- Guillaume Marie
Anne Brune, Marshal of France
- Guillaume Emmanuel de Homem
Christo, one half of the French band Daft Punk
- Guillaume
Joseph Roques, French painter
- Guillaume Cizeron
French ice dancer
- Guillaume Du Fay
Franco,Flemish composer
- Guillaume d'Estouteville
French cardinal
- Guillaume François Antoine
Marquis de l'Hôpital, French mathematician
- Guillaume de Machaut
French poet and composer
- Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
French courtier and poet
- Charles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams)
American actor