Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Gunner name popularity since 1925
23,508 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Gunner. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Gunner is about 12 years old in 2026. Gunner peaked in 2015 as the #239 name for boys, and it ranked #506 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,508
- Named Gunner, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #506
- for boys in 2025 (597 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 22 girls · 23,486 boys
- Most popular in
- Oklahoma
- 3.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Gunner made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Gunner births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Gunner both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Gunner became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 3,490 baby boys to 1 in 1,250.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby boys fell by 48%, from 1 in 1,530 to 1 in 2,920.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Gunner's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Gunner.
Decade by decade
Babies named Gunner in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 37 | #4,082 |
| 1980s | 0 | 97 | #4,455 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,513 | #758 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,150 | #620 |
| 2010s | 16 | 12,868 | #239 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 4,821 | #506 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
63.0% of babies named Gunner from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Gunner is most popular
The index compares Gunner's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Gunner.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3.56× | 1,033 |
| Arkansas | 3.18× | 729 |
| Utah | 2.31× | 439 |
| Kentucky | 2.25× | 840 |
| West Virginia | 2.08× | 407 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Gunner and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Gunner (this page) | 23,486 | 2015 |
| Gunnar | 17,924 | 2015 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Gunner's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Gunner.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Gunner (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data