Gunnar Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gunnar?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Gunnar, ranked the 470th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Gunnar has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 382, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2014.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 825 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Gunnar was less than 5, most recently in 1911.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Gunnar occurred roughly during the years 1929-1932, 1947-1951, 1954-1958, 1967-1971, 1981-1994, 1995-1998, 2003-2006, and 2009-2013, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1918-1921.

The popularity trend for Gunnar has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Gunnar for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gunnar?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Gunnar still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

Popularity - No. of Babies Given Name
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
-112
0
225
450
675
900
Gunnar (Girl)
Gunnar (Boy)
Popularity - By Rank
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
18000
13500
9000
4500
0
-2250
Gunnar (Girl)
Gunnar (Boy)
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   Gunnar (Girl)Gunnar (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 617 470
2017 < 5 -- 705 437
2016 6 14,961 794 400
2015 5 17,367 825 386
2014 < 5 -- 815 382
2013 < 5 -- 755 398
2012 < 5 -- 602 450
2011 < 5 -- 520 500
2010 < 5 -- 457 554
2009 < 5 -- 480 549
2008 < 5 -- 487 541
2007 < 5 -- 464 553
2006 < 5 -- 512 507
2005 < 5 -- 450 539
2004 6 14,789 394 574
2003 < 5 -- 373 587
2002 < 5 -- 398 558
2001 < 5 -- 357 576
2000 < 5 -- 352 574
1999 < 5 -- 370 547
1998 < 5 -- 412 511
1997 < 5 -- 347 555
1996 < 5 -- 337 553
1995 < 5 -- 317 574
1994 < 5 -- 342 555
1993 < 5 -- 188 764
1992 < 5 -- 191 746
1991 < 5 -- 206 707
1990 < 5 -- 56 1,521
1989 < 5 -- 56 1,483
1988 < 5 -- 34 1,923
1987 < 5 -- 41 1,669
1986 < 5 -- 37 1,704
1985 < 5 -- 23 2,320
1984 < 5 -- 27 2,001
1983 < 5 -- 17 2,711
1982 < 5 -- 19 2,541
1981 < 5 -- 19 2,522
1980 < 5 -- 20 2,473
1979 < 5 -- 22 2,261
1978 < 5 -- 21 2,236
1977 < 5 -- 14 2,963
1976 < 5 -- 15 2,748
1975 < 5 -- 27 1,805
1974 < 5 -- 28 1,723
1973 < 5 -- 25 1,792
1972 < 5 -- 17 2,276
1971 < 5 -- 39 1,360
1970 < 5 -- 28 1,635
1969 < 5 -- 23 1,742
1968 < 5 -- 27 1,525
1967 < 5 -- 17 1,936
1966 < 5 -- 19 1,783
1965 < 5 -- 18 1,886
1964 < 5 -- 22 1,713
1963 < 5 -- 21 1,763
1962 < 5 -- 21 1,778
1961 < 5 -- 28 1,535
1960 < 5 -- 21 1,789
1959 < 5 -- 15 2,147
1958 < 5 -- 32 1,379
1957 < 5 -- 15 2,131
1956 < 5 -- 22 1,692
1955 < 5 -- 17 1,927
1954 < 5 -- 12 2,361
1953 < 5 -- 27 1,462
1952 < 5 -- 8 2,957
1951 < 5 -- 19 1,749
1950 < 5 -- 16 1,909
1949 < 5 -- 11 2,389
1948 < 5 -- 13 2,158
1947 < 5 -- 11 2,425
1946 < 5 -- 13 2,074
1945 < 5 -- 9 2,467
1944 < 5 -- 10 2,370
1943 < 5 -- 10 2,461
1942 < 5 -- 7 3,050
1941 < 5 -- 10 2,401
1940 < 5 -- 8 2,746
1939 < 5 -- 8 2,698
1938 < 5 -- 11 2,247
1937 < 5 -- 8 2,763
1936 < 5 -- 7 2,989
1935 < 5 -- 9 2,611
1934 < 5 -- 8 2,831
1933 < 5 -- 9 2,620
1932 < 5 -- 25 1,405
1931 < 5 -- 11 2,381
1930 < 5 -- 13 2,229
1929 < 5 -- 12 2,381
1928 < 5 -- 15 2,090
1927 < 5 -- 14 2,232
1926 < 5 -- 18 1,863
1925 < 5 -- 23 1,603
1924 < 5 -- 12 2,531
1923 < 5 -- 6 3,988
1922 < 5 -- 15 2,184
1921 < 5 -- 12 2,545
1920 < 5 -- 11 2,661
1919 < 5 -- 15 2,096
1918 < 5 -- 27 1,385
1917 < 5 -- 22 1,555
1916 < 5 -- 20 1,615
1915 < 5 -- 23 1,432
1914 < 5 -- 13 1,817
1913 < 5 -- 21 1,127
1912 < 5 -- 13 1,385
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- 5 1,689
1909 < 5 -- 7 1,203
1908 < 5 -- 5 1,478
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1893 < 5 -- 5 1,102
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.

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