Meaning of the nameGuilheme
- Male
- Gui-lhe-me
Guilheme is a male name spelled one letter away from Guilherme, the Portuguese form of William, a name of Germanic origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Guilheme is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,811
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,299
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,265
- people
Guilheme in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Guilheme, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,412 people).
37 women 3,774 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Guilheme is most common
States with the highest share of people named Guilheme in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Mato Grosso 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 847 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 288 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 255 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 246 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 210 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 186 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 144 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 141 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 134 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 125 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 119 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 92 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 56 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 46 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 36 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 28 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Guilheme
Guilheme differs from Guilherme only in lacking the R; Wiktionary gives Guilherme as a borrowing from Old French Willame, of Germanic origin, equivalent to English William. The origin of the spelling Guilheme itself is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,811 people named Guilheme, with a median age of 16. The name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Guilherme · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Guilheme
What does the name Guilheme mean?
The meaning of Guilheme is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Guilheme in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,811 people with the first name Guilheme, which ranks it number 3,299 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Guilheme a boy's or a girl's name?
Guilheme is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 37 women and 3,774 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Guilheme most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.004% of the state's population is named Guilheme (255 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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