Gunhild
Gunhild is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war".
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Gunhild
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gunhild is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
The Story of Gunhild
The earliest SSA record of Gunhild as a baby girl name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Gunhild — #1,867 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Gunhild on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Gunhild last appeared in the published SSA data in 1926, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 169 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Gunhild
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gunhild. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gunhilda
- Gunilla
- Gunnel
- Gunnhild
Names that sound like Gunhild
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gunhild is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Gumshield
- Concealed
- Congealed
- Grunewald
- Gambled
- Gounod
- Gamboled
- Gambolled
- Gingold
- Cancelled
- Canceled
- Inhaled
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Gunhild
Gunhild is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 169 births in the dataset. Gunhild's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,867. Use the chart and map above to compare Gunhild's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.