Jose Guillen
There are approximately 54 people named Jose Guillen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jose with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Guillen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
54
1 in 6,347,303
Named Jose
524K
Alive today
Named Guillen
35K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 524K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2002
Average age: 35
Estimated bearers: 35K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,166
Per 100K: 10.22
Top ancestry: Hispanic (93.6%)
First name trend
Jose: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jose. The peak year was 2002 with 12,916 births. The average person named Jose today is 35 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Guillen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Guillen, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 93.6%.
- Hispanic or Latino93.6%
- White4.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9%
- Black or African American0.3%
- Two or more races0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jose has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1529% of the US population, based on 523,952 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Guillen appears at a rate of 10.22 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0102%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 54 people with the full name Jose Guillen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Jose
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FAQ
Jose Guillen: questions and answers
How many people are named Jose Guillen?
We estimate approximately 54 people in the United States share the full name Jose Guillen. That works out to about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1529%) with the surname frequency (10.22 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jose Guillen?
We classify Jose Guillen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,347,303 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jose a male or female name?
Jose is predominantly male. Out of 592,999 total SSA registrations, 99.3% were male and 0.7% were female. See the full Jose profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.