Gunnar vs Gunter

Side-by-side comparison of Gunnar and Gunter - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Gunnar

Boy name · Rank #598

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Name B

Gunter

Boy name · Rank #12552

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Metric Gunnar Gunter
Current Rank #598 #12552
Total Births (all years) 18,156 397
Peak Year 2015 2015
Peak Year Births 825 17
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1893 1929

Births by Decade

Decade Gunnar Gunter
1890s 5 -
1900s 12 -
1910s 159 -
1920s 138 6
1930s 109 -
1940s 102 -
1950s 182 -
1960s 217 39
1970s 234 12
1980s 294 16
1990s 2,766 96
2000s 4,268 91
2010s 6,681 98
2020s 2,989 39

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gunnar Gunter
2014 816 11
2015 825 17
2016 798 11
2017 707 10
2018 621 6
2019 576 12
2020 542 7
2021 545 7
2022 486 6
2023 478 7
2024 476 5
2025 462 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1893–2025.

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