Hunner
Hunner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Guy LeRoy Hunner (1868–1957), American physician John Hunner (1844–1918), American politician
Meaning & Origin of Hunner
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hunner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Guy LeRoy Hunner (1868–1957), American physician John Hunner (1844–1918), American politician
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The Story of Hunner
Hunner first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 32 Hunners were born — ranking #3,399 that year. As of 2026, Hunner ranks #6,846 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 450 Hunners have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hunner
Hunner is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 450 births in the dataset. Hunner's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,399. Use the chart and map above to compare Hunner'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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