Masculine dossier · first seen 1893

Gunnar

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Gunnar
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

825

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1893Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

42.5%

2024

474

All-time

17,693

Gunnar is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 825 boys were named Gunnar.

In 2024, only 474 boys were given the name.

Down 42.5% from its peak.

All told, about 17,693 Americans have been named Gunnar and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1893.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

2015825 boys named Gunnar

2024474 boys named Gunnar

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