Masculine dossier · first seen 1924

Gunther

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1924Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

28.1%

2024

All-time

1,086

Gunther has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1995, when 32 boys were named Gunther.

In 2024, only 23 boys were given the name.

Down 28.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,086 Americans have been named Gunther and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1924.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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