Gunter
Masculine
Gunter entered the US charts in 1929, peaked at #3282 in 1964, ranks #9714 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Gunter?
Gunter first appears in US birth records in 1929 — 96 years ago. The typical Gunter alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 400 people named Gunter are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Gunter most popular?
Gunter peaked in 1964, reaching #3282 nationally. Today it ranks #9714, 6,432 places below that high. See the whole 1964 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1929
- Most boys named
- 201517 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3282reached in 1964
- Change vs 2024
- +40.0%7 in 2025, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Gunters among us
people named Gunter are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 244,011 born in 2025 was named Gunter
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Myran test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Gunter's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Myran climbed just as high around 1934, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Myran's path sketches the road Gunter is walking now.
Gunter sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Gunter beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Gunter in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #9714 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Gunters are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Gunter are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Gunter in 2025?
- Gunter ranks #9714 among US boy names in 2025, with 7 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Gunter?
- About 1 in every 244,011 US boys born in 2025 was named Gunter — 7 in all.
- Will my child share the name Gunter with classmates?
- Gunter will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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