Gunnar has been given to about 18,178 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Gunnar ranks 612th among American boys in 2025, with 462 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 830 babies were given the name, ranking 388th. The typical living American called Gunnar is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.