Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Gunner

Gender

Male

Origin

Norse
Battle; strife
Swedish
Battle strong
Teutonic
Bold warrior

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gunner

Pronunciation

g(un)-ner

Celebrity Babies

Son of Nikki Sixx

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #238, 1,578 births); most recent 2025 (rank #506, 597 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #13458, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025597–
2024587–
2023708–
2022828–
20211,0216
20201,071–
20191,173–
20181,2515
20171,394–
20161,453–

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 2019 (rank #2265, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20253
20244
20234
20224
20213
20205
20199
20184
20176
2016–

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 British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #302, 13 births); most recent 2022 (rank #398, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20229
2021–
202013
2019–
201810
2017–
20168
20155
20146

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