Boys' name · since 1924
Gunther
Gunther has 1,098 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gunther is the #5437 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,098 recorded since 1924.
Gunther has 1,098 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5437 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #4,829 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,437 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,098 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gunther ranks #4,829 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,437 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,098 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,829 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,098
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Gunther's 1,098 recorded births place it above 89.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gunther compares
1,098 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Gunther's all-time total is 198% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gunther | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,098 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gunther's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gunther's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gunther popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Gunther by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (238 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Gunther's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Gunther births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 76
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 92
1960s
92 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 238 births (22% of all-time use).
How Gunther compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gunther's total volume
Gunther by state
Where Gunther concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 2.6% |
61 of 1,098 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Gunther's data
- Gunther's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gunthers (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gunther: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Gunther 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.