Boys' name · since 1929
Gunter
397 babies named Gunter in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,833 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gunter currently ranks #9833 among boys' names in America, with 397 babies recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Gunter recorded 397 times among boys since 1929, holding rank #9833 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2025.
- #9,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,833 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 397 born since 1929
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gunter ranks #9,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,833 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 397 born since 1929, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,833 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1929
- 2010s
- peak decade
Gunter's 397 recorded births place it above 80.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Gunter compares
397 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gunter's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gunter | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 397 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gunter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gunter splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gunter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Gunter by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Gunter's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Gunter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (25% of all-time use).
Gunter by state
Where Gunter concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 397 births nationwide.
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What to do with Gunter's data
- Gunter's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Gunters (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gunter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~96 yrs)
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, 1929–2025 (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 Gunter 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.