Gunner vs Gunnar

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

Name A

Gunner

Boy name · Rank #520

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Name B

Gunnar

Boy name · Rank #600

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Metric Gunner Gunnar
Current Rank #520 #600
Total Births (all years) 22,874 17,693
Peak Year 2015 2015
Peak Year Births 1,589 825
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1893

Births by Decade

Decade Gunner Gunnar
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 12
1910ss — 159
1920ss — 138
1930ss — 109
1940ss — 102
1950ss — 183
1960ss — 218
1970ss 37 234
1980ss 97 294
1990ss 1,513 2,766
2000ss 4,150 4,268
2010ss 12,862 6,681
2020ss 4,215 2,524

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gunner Gunnar
2014 1,578 816
2015 1,589 825
2016 1,453 798
2017 1,394 707
2018 1,251 621
2019 1,173 576
2020 1,071 542
2021 1,021 545
2022 828 485
2023 708 478
2024 587 474

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, 1970–2024.

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