Gunther
Gunther is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 23 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 230.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 199532 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1924
- 1,086people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,086 boys have been named Gunther in the United States since 1924, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1995, with 32 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1995, and the 1990s alone account for 22%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Gunther | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 56 | |
| 1930s | 76 | |
| 1940s | 18 | |
| 1950s | 36 | |
| 1960s | 92 | |
| 1970s | 72 | |
| 1980s | 70 | |
| 1990s | 238 | |
| 2000s | 155 | |
| 2010s | 180 | |
| 2020s | 93 |
In 1995, its biggest year
Gunther was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1995 were Michael, Matthew, Christopher, Jacob and Joshua. See all of 1995.
Names that rose and fell with Gunther
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Gavinopeak 2008
- Gonzalopeak 2000
- Mauropeak 2006
- Baltazarpeak 2001
- Ninopeak 1998
- Ginopeak 1992
- Gabinopeak 1993
- Agustinpeak 2001
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.