How Many People Are Named Gunner?
An estimated 22,681 people in the United States have the first name Gunner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Gunner peaked in popularity in 2015 with 1,595 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gunner as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gunner paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gunner is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
22,681
About 1 in 15,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2015
1,595 births
Total Registered
22,896
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gunner
Gunner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22,896 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Gunner as a male name
Ranked #519 in 2024
587 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (1,589 births)
Gunner as a female name
Ranked #14,092 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 2015 (6 births)
Gunner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gunner span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 12,878 babies were registered. While Gunner is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gunner by Decade
How has Gunner tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gunner by State
Birth registrations for Gunner span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, New Hampshire. On average, about 457 Gunners were registered per state.
Gunner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gunner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gunner
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gunner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gunner?
We estimate approximately 22,681 people named Gunner are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,112 Americans share this first name.
Is Gunner a common name?
Gunner is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,896 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gunner most popular?
Gunner reached peak popularity in 2015, when 1,595 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gunner is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gunner a male name?
Gunner is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gunner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gunner Smith, Gunner Johnson, Gunner Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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