Gender
Origin
- Norse
- Warrior or battle army.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gunnar
Pronunciation
g(un)-nar
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #386, 821 births); most recent 2025 (rank #612, 462 births)
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #14326, 6 births); most recent 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 462 | – |
| 2024 | 474 | – |
| 2023 | 478 | – |
| 2022 | 485 | – |
| 2021 | 545 | – |
| 2020 | 542 | – |
| 2019 | 576 | 5 |
| 2018 | 621 | – |
| 2017 | 707 | – |
| 2016 | 798 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1786, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #590, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #267, 15 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence