Is Gunnar a boy or girl name?
Gunnar is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 474 boys were named Gunnar, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 17,715 US babies named Gunnar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #600
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gunnar since 1893
- 17,715
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 830 babies
Boys and girls named Gunnar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 234 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 294 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,766 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,268 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 6,681 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 2,524 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 474 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 478 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 485 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 545 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 542 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 576 | #497 | 5 | #16,385 |
| 2018 | 621 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 707 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 798 | #400 | 6 | #14,982 |
| 2015 | 825 | #388 | 5 | #17,399 |
| 2014 | 816 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 758 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 603 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 520 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 457 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 480 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 488 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 464 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 512 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 450 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 394 | #574 | 6 | #14,797 |
| 2003 | 373 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 398 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 357 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 352 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 370 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 412 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 347 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 337 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 317 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 342 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 188 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 191 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 206 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 56 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,262 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,790 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,929 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,956 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,391 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,989 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 27 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gunnar reached #382 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #14,797 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gunnar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.