Gunnar
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #612 for boys in 2025, 462 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2014 · 816 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,156since 1893
Gunnar over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Gunnar has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #612 | 462 | |
| 2024 | — | #598 | 476 | |
| 2023 | — | #593 | 478 | |
| 2022 | — | #589 | 486 | |
| 2021 | — | #541 | 545 | |
| 2020 | — | #526 | 542 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #497 | 576 |
| 2018 | — | #468 | 621 | |
| 2017 | — | #439 | 707 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #400 | 798 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #388 | 825 |
| 2014 | — | #382 | 816 | |
| 2013 | — | #396 | 758 | |
| 2012 | — | #450 | 603 | |
| 2011 | — | #499 | 520 | |
| 2010 | — | #553 | 457 | |
| 2009 | — | #550 | 480 | |
| 2008 | — | #540 | 488 | |
| 2007 | — | #553 | 464 | |
| 2006 | — | #507 | 512 | |
| 2005 | — | #539 | 450 | |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #574 | 394 |
| 2003 | — | #586 | 373 | |
| 2002 | — | #558 | 398 | |
| 2001 | — | #576 | 357 | |
| 2000 | — | #574 | 352 | |
| 1999 | — | #547 | 370 | |
| 1998 | — | #511 | 412 | |
| 1997 | — | #555 | 347 | |
| 1996 | — | #553 | 337 | |
| 1995 | — | #574 | 317 | |
| 1994 | — | #555 | 342 | |
| 1993 | — | #763 | 188 | |
| 1992 | — | #746 | 191 | |
| 1991 | — | #705 | 206 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,516 | 56 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,476 | 56 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,909 | 34 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,655 | 41 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,662 | 38 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,293 | 23 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,979 | 27 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,676 | 17 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,518 | 19 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,496 | 19 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,444 | 20 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,236 | 22 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,709 | 15 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,787 | 27 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,692 | 28 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,782 | 25 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,352 | 39 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,615 | 28 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,506 | 27 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,757 | 19 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,856 | 18 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,744 | 21 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,521 | 28 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,772 | 21 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,370 | 32 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,455 | 27 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,875 | 8 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,879 | 16 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,337 | 11 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,030 | 13 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,333 | 10 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,680 | 8 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,387 | 25 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,583 | 23 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,502 | 12 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,373 | 27 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,594 | 20 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
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| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1893
The first year at least five boys were named Gunnar! It came in at #1,035, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1908, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Gunnar is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#208 · 1 in 588
- Nevada#294 · 1 in 1,078
- Michigan#314 · 1 in 1,432
- Kentucky#324 · 1 in 1,418
- Idaho#350 · 1 in 1,336
Best ever in a state: #96 in Wyoming, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #208 | 6 | 1 in 588 |
| Nevada | #294 | 11 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Michigan | #314 | 30 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Kentucky | #324 | 14 | 1 in 1,418 |
| Idaho | #350 | 6 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Minnesota | #352 | 16 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Missouri | #354 | 18 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Tennessee | #361 | 22 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Indiana | #364 | 20 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Washington | #372 | 21 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Mississippi | #375 | 8 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Connecticut | #381 | 7 | 1 in 1,996 |
| Ohio | #403 | 27 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Colorado | #433 | 13 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Illinois | #435 | 24 | 1 in 2,246 |
| Arkansas | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Alabama | #441 | 11 | 1 in 2,001 |
| Iowa | #456 | 7 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Utah | #460 | 9 | 1 in 2,133 |
| South Carolina | #496 | 8 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Virginia | #539 | 13 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Oklahoma | #548 | 7 | 1 in 2,565 |
| New Jersey | #557 | 12 | 1 in 3,379 |
| North Carolina | #562 | 16 | 1 in 3,190 |
| Louisiana | #581 | 8 | 1 in 2,717 |
| Georgia | #584 | 16 | 1 in 3,148 |
| Wisconsin | #603 | 7 | 1 in 3,475 |
| New York | #606 | 24 | 1 in 3,714 |
| Oregon | #608 | 5 | 1 in 3,180 |
| Florida | #629 | 24 | 1 in 3,865 |
| Arizona | #683 | 8 | 1 in 4,078 |
| Pennsylvania | #693 | 12 | 1 in 4,621 |
| California | #715 | 37 | 1 in 5,118 |
| Massachusetts | #738 | 5 | 1 in 5,703 |
| Texas | #744 | 34 | 1 in 5,033 |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 14 spots since 2024 (#598 → #612)
- 86 spots since 2020 (#526 → #612)
- 224 spots since 2015 (#388 → #612)
- Biggest jump: 811 spots in 1991 (#1,516 → #705)
- Biggest drop: 48 spots in 2022 (#541 → #589)
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 2014 at #382 (816 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1991–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,323
- Highest: 1 in 2,323 boys born in 2015 were named Gunnar (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,697 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #382 in 2014, was only 1 in 2,354 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 36.8% of all boys named Gunnar (6,681) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,035 (1893) | #1,035 |
| 1900s | 12 | #1,155 (1909) | #1,264 |
| 1910s | 159 | #1,112 (1913) | #1,533 |
| 1920s | 138 | #1,583 (1925) | #2,353 |
| 1930s | 109 | #1,387 (1932) | #2,403 |
| 1940s | 102 | #2,030 (1946) | #2,389 |
| 1950s | 182 | #1,370 (1958) | #1,945 |
| 1960s | 217 | #1,506 (1968) | #1,723 |
| 1970s | 234 | #1,352 (1971) | #2,074 |
| 1980s | 294 | #1,476 (1989) | #2,111 |
| 1990s | 2,766 | #511 (1998) | #703 |
| 2000s | 4,268 | #507 (2006) | #556 |
| 2010s | 6,681 | #382 (2014) | #447 |
| 2020s | 2,989 | #526 (2020) | #577 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gunnar in 2021
boys
#541
545 births · 1 in 3,210 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 3,210 of them was named Gunnar, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Gunnar
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.