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Gunner

Boy's name · #506 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Gunner's best rank, #235, came in 2014; it has settled back to #506 today. Roughly 23,000 boys have been named Gunner since 1970.

Across the states

In recent years, Gunner ran about 5× its national rate in West Virginia, and about 3× across Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Gunner ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,083 in Canada (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Gunners

• Gunner Stockton — American football player (born 2004)
• Gunner Olszewski — American football player (born 1996)
• Gunner Wright — American actor (born 1973)
• Gunner Kiel — American football player (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

• Gunner — The Swap (TV series)

What Gunners become

Among 32 notable people named Gunner:

Sports figures appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Gunner Nielsen, Danish rower (born 1944).

Similar names: Karson · Gus · Kolton · Jagger · Ryker · Conner

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