Boys' name · since 1952

Gunars

Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Gunars, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,117 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade

Gunars sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1952.

Gunars has 13 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1955.

  • #32,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 13 born since 1952
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gunars ranks #32,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.

#32,117 of 45,481
all-time among boys
13
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gunars's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gunars's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Gunars's full recorded timeline at 1955, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Gunars popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1952)
8
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
456789 19521955 5

Gunars by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Gunars's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gunars births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gunars? ▼
Gunars has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,117 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1955. 8 babies were born in 1952, its single highest year.
Where does Gunars sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gunars ranks #32,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Gunars go back to 1952, giving 4 years of history 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.

Keep exploring Gunars

Nearby Names Like Gunars

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gunars

Gunner Boy
#506 23,486 births
Gunnar Boy
#612 18,156 births
Gunther Boy
#5437 1,098 births
Gunter Boy
#9833 397 births
Gunnison Boy
#8592 108 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Vardaman
13 births · Peak 1911
Ahti
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Ohmer
13 births · Peak 1931
Downing
13 births · Peak 1915
Osmo
13 births · Peak 1915
Emary
13 births · Peak 1925
Hulin
13 births · Peak 1924
Benhart
13 births · Peak 1917

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gunars: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gunars draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.