Gunner is an established boys' name that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Gunner is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #506 for boy births in the United States (and #1,015 across all names), given to 597 babies. Gunner first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2015 (1,591 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 597 | 597 | — | #506 |
| 2024 | 591 | 591 | — | #518 |
| 2023 | 711 | 711 | — | #437 |
| 2022 | 830 | 830 | — | #386 |
| 2021 | 1,027 | 1,027 | #14,097 | #324 |
| 2020 | 1,071 | 1,071 | — | #308 |
| 2019 | 1,175 | 1,175 | — | #294 |
| 2018 | 1,256 | 1,256 | #16,529 | #281 |
| 2017 | 1,394 | 1,394 | — | #262 |
| 2016 | 1,453 | 1,453 | — | #251 |
| 2015 | 1,597 | 1,597 | #15,168 | #239 |
| 2014 | 1,578 | 1,578 | — | #235 |
| 2013 | 1,519 | 1,519 | #17,500 | #239 |
| 2012 | 1,203 | 1,203 | — | #293 |
| 2011 | 911 | 911 | — | #333 |
| 2010 | 798 | 798 | — | #369 |
| 2009 | 745 | 745 | — | #398 |
| 2008 | 585 | 585 | — | #474 |
| 2007 | 525 | 525 | — | #501 |
| 2006 | 426 | 426 | — | #579 |
| 2005 | 358 | 358 | — | #620 |
| 2004 | 364 | 364 | — | #597 |
| 2003 | 326 | 326 | — | #630 |
| 2002 | 305 | 305 | — | #637 |
| 2001 | 272 | 272 | — | #669 |
| 2000 | 244 | 244 | — | #716 |
| 1999 | 219 | 219 | — | #741 |
| 1998 | 256 | 256 | — | #666 |
| 1997 | 210 | — | — | #732 |
| 1996 | 177 | — | — | #813 |
| 1995 | 203 | — | — | #758 |
| 1994 | 152 | — | — | #876 |
| 1993 | 88 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1992 | 90 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1991 | 97 | — | — | #1,113 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | #3,002 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | — | #3,692 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,769 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,704 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #5,038 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,455 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | — | #3,161 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | — | #3,483 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,714 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,764 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,795 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,332 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,156 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,082 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | — | #3,444 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,434 |