Recorded 1999–2021 Boys' name Peak 2015 99 births

Gunnison — boys' name

99 babies named Gunnison in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s152010s612020s17
2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Gunnison was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

12 babies were named Gunnison in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gunnison

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Gunnison between 1999 and 2021, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gunnison currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gunnison performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gunnison shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gunnison 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 99 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.

Gunnison at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

99

Since 1999

23 years of records

Peak year

2015

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1999

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2021

Gunnison popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1999

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2015)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2021201820162014201120091999 6

Gunnison by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
61 births that decade — 62% of Gunnison's all-time total
1990s62000s152010s612020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gunnison?
99 babies have been named Gunnison since 1999. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2015 with 12 births.
When was Gunnison most popular?
Gunnison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Gunnison been used?
Gunnison has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 23 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Gunnison?
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, 1999–2021 (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.