Recorded 1952–1955 Boys' name Peak 1952 13 births

Gunars — boys' name

13 babies named Gunars in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s13
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gunars was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

8 babies were named Gunars in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gunars

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Gunars between 1952 and 1955, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gunars currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gunars performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gunars 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 13 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.

Gunars at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

13

Since 1952

4 years of records

Peak year

1952

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1952

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1955

Gunars popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1952

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1952)
8
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
456789 19551952 8

Gunars by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 100% of Gunars's all-time total
1950s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gunars?
13 babies have been named Gunars since 1952. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1952 with 8 births.
When was Gunars most popular?
Gunars was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Gunars been used?
Gunars has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 4 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Gunars?
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, 1952–1955 (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.