boy's name
Guilhem
- Origin Occitan/French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,360
Guilhem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Guilhem is a name of Occitan/French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1998, when 280 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1924.
Guilhem over time
Births per decade in France, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| 1940s | 35 |
| 1950s | 120 |
| 1960s | 290 |
| 1970s | 905 |
| 1980s | 1,645 |
| 1990s | 1,860 |
| 2000s | 2,060 |
| 2010s | 1,180 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 245 |
How popular is Guilhem?
In 2025, Guilhem was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Guilhem is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Guilhèm | Guilhèm is a rare spelling of Guilhem, written with a grave accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Guilhem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Guilhem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Guilhem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Guilhem in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Guilhem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Guilhem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Guilhem
Is Guilhem a girl's or a boy's name?
Guilhem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Guilhem most popular?
Guilhem peaked in 1998, when 280 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Guilhem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Guilhem currently ranks #1,099 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.