Gunter
Gunter is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Gunter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gunter is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Gunter
Gunter first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1929, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 17 Gunters were born — ranking #5,289 that year. As of 2026, Gunter ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 390 Gunters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Gunter
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gunter. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Günter
- Günther
- Gunther
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About the name Gunter
Gunter is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 390 births in the dataset. Gunter's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #5,289. Use the chart and map above to compare Gunter'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.