Gunnar: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced GUN-er · 2 syllables

From Old Norse Gunnarr, cognate with German Gunther and medieval English Gunter.

How popular is Gunnar?

Gunnar was the #612 name in the US in 2025, given to 462 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 31% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Gunnar in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Gunnar are older than 26; most are between 18 and 58. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Gunnar have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Gunnar is pronounced GUN-er.

Gunnar was the #612 name in the US in 2025, given to 462 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 31% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Gunnar are older than 26. Most are between 18 and 58.