Recorded 1993–2008 Boys' name Peak 2007 43 births

Gunar — boys' name

43 babies named Gunar in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s21
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Gunar was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Gunar in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gunar

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Gunar between 1993 and 2008, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gunar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gunar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gunar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gunar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gunar at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

43

Since 1993

16 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1993

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2008

Gunar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1993

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 200820072002199619951993 5

Gunar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 51% of Gunar's all-time total
1990s222000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gunar?
43 babies have been named Gunar since 1993. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Gunar most popular?
Gunar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Gunar been used?
Gunar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 16 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Gunar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gunner, Gunnar, Gunther, Gunter, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.