Is Gunner a boy or girl name?
Gunner is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 587 boys were named Gunner, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 22,896 US babies named Gunner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #519
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gunner since 1970
- 22,896
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,595 babies
Boys and girls named Gunner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,513 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,150 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 12,862 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 4,215 | 6 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 587 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 708 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 828 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,021 | #324 | 6 | #14,092 |
| 2020 | 1,071 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,173 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,251 | #281 | 5 | #16,522 |
| 2017 | 1,394 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,453 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,589 | #239 | 6 | #15,165 |
| 2014 | 1,578 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,512 | #239 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2012 | 1,203 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 911 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 798 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 745 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 585 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 525 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 426 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 358 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 364 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 326 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 305 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 272 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 244 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 219 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 256 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 210 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 177 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 203 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 152 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 97 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,692 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,769 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,704 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,039 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,455 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,483 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,715 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,764 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,795 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,332 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,157 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,434 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gunner reached #235 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #14,092 in 2021. 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 Gunner
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.