Gunnarr
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant. Notable people with the name Gunnar include:
- Old Norse
- Norse Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Gunnarr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant. Notable people with the name Gunnar include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Norse
- Norse Mythology
The Story of Gunnarr
Gunnarr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 8 Gunnarrs were born — ranking #8,814 that year. As of 2026, Gunnarr ranks #9,692 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Gunnarrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gunnarr
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Names that sound like Gunnarr
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About the name Gunnarr
Gunnarr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Gunnarr's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,814. Use the chart and map above to compare Gunnarr'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 .
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