Gunner has been given to about 23,508 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Gunner ranks 506th among American boys in 2025, with 597 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 1,597 babies were given the name, ranking 239th. The typical living American called Gunner is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.08% 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.