Gunnar is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “battle and warrior.” In 2024 it was given to 474 boys in the United States.
Gunnar belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “battle and warrior” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gunnar first appears in Social Security records in 1893. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #382 in 2014, and in 2024 474 babies received the name — 17,693 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gunnar means “battle and warrior” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gunnar is a boy name. In 2024, 474 babies received the name in the US.
Gunnar comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Gunnar first appears in US records in 1893. Its best-ever ranking was #382 in 2014, and 474 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gunnar is pronounced /ˈkʊnːaɹ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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