How Many People Are Named Gunter?
An estimated 373 people in the United States have the first name Gunter. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Gunter peaked in popularity in 2015 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gunter 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 Gunter paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
373
About 1 in 918,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2015
17 births
Total Registered
390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gunter
Gunter is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 390 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gunter as a male name
Ranked #12,903 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (17 births)
Gunter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gunter span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 98 babies were registered. While Gunter is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gunter by Decade
How has Gunter 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.
Gunter by State
Gunter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gunter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gunter
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gunter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gunter?
We estimate approximately 373 people named Gunter 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 918,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Gunter a common name?
Gunter is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gunter most popular?
Gunter reached peak popularity in 2015, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gunter is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gunter a male name?
Gunter is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gunter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gunter Smith, Gunter Johnson, Gunter 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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