Total births
28
Recorded 2011–2017 Boys' name Peak 2016 28 births
Gunnarr — boys' name
28 babies named Gunnarr in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Gunnarr was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
8 babies were named Gunnarr in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Gunnarr
The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Gunnarr between 2011 and 2017, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gunnarr currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Gunnarr performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Gunnarr 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 28 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.
Gunnarr at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Gunnarr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2011
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Gunnarr by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 28 births that decade — 100% of Gunnarr's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gunnarr? ▼
28 babies have been named Gunnarr since 2011. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2016 with 8 births.
When was Gunnarr most popular? ▼
Gunnarr was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Gunnarr been used? ▼
Gunnarr has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 7 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Gunnarr? ▼
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 Gunnarr
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Gunnar Boy
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Gunther Boy
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Gunter Boy
#12506 390 births
Gunnison Boy
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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, 2011–2017 (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.