Is Gunther a boy or girl name?

Gunther is a boy’s name. Of the 1,098 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Gunther

Recorded 1924–2025 · United States

Gunther was most popular in 1995, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,633 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,098 people named Gunther.

Gunther over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gunther’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gunther a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gunther is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,098 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gunther

Where Gunther is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org