Gunnar

Scandinavian variation of Gunther

"bold warrior"

Gunnar Origin and Meaning

Variation of Günter

Gunnar Rank in US Top 1000

# 600 in the US

Gunnar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1196 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Gunnar

• 600 US 2024
• 1196 Nameberry 2025
• 289 Future 2028
• 27 Iceland 2024
• 42 Dogs 2023

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Famous People Named Gunnar

• Gunnar Sizemore American voice actor
• Gunnar Hámundarson aka Gunnar of Hlíðarendi Icelandic chieftain
• Gunnar Nelson Icelandic mixed martial artist
• Gunnar Einarsson Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Peterson American celebrity physical trainer
• (Karl) Gunnar Myrdal Swedish economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• (Johan) Gunnar Gren Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Vingren Swedish Pentecostal missionary
• Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby leader of the Norwegian resistance in WWII
• Gunnar Nilsson Swedish racing driver
• (Nils) Gunnar Nordahl Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Heinsohn German author and sociologist
• Gunnar Deatherage American fashion designer and contestant on "Project Runway"
• Gunnar Eric Nelson American musician, son of actor/musician Ricky Nelson, twin brother of Matthew Gray Nelson
• Gunnar Esiason (b. 1991) son of NFL player Boomer Esiason
• Gunnar Tiga Peterson (b. 2000) son of reality TV personality Gervase Peterson ("Survivor")
• Gunnar Flowers (b. 2009) son of singer Brandon Flowers of The Killers
• Gunnar West Montana (b. 2014) son of country singer Randy Montana
• Gunnar Carmack Gray (b. 2015) son of baseball player Sonny Gray
• Gunnar Knox Klinkhammer (b. 2015) son of ice hockey player Rob Klinkhammer

The name Gunnar in Pop Culture

• Gunnar Scott character on TV show "Nashville"
• Gunnar character from the TV series "Sinbad"