Gunther
About Gunther
When it's spelled with two dots over the 'u' in German, Gunther is pronounced GUWN-ter, but it has a much softer sound when the 'h' is voiced by English-speakers, as it was, for example, for the name of a character in Friends.
Gunther has never been as well used in this country as the Scandinavian version, Gunnar, which now ranks at Number 502, making Gunther all the more distinctive.
Well-known Gunthers include German novelist Gunt(h)er Grass and the character in the German epic poem Die Nibelungenlied, which formed the basis for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle of operas.
Pronounced GUN-tur.
As of October 2026, Gunther ranked #5466 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1881 in 1931.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,017 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,805 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | #4,992 | 19 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,317 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #4,825 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,457 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Gunther on lists
Famous Gunthers
- Gunther Alexander Schuller
American composer
- Gunther Cunningham
American NFL football coach
- Gunther Erich Rothenberg
German military historian
- Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen)
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Gunther in pop culture
- Gunther
a German soldier in the film 'War Horse'.
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recurring character on the TV show "Friends"
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penguin on TV show "Adventure Time"
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character on Disney's "Shake It Up!"
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character in "The Sims 3" computer game
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character in newspaper comic strip "Luann"
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character in the video game "Stardew Valley"