The first name Gunter

In 2025, 7 boys born in the United States were named Gunter, the 10,041st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 17 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Günter Grass
  German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927–2015)
• Günter Blobel
  German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize)
• Günter Netzer
  German association football player (born 1944)
• Günter Behnisch
  German architect, submarine commander in World War II (1922–2010)
• Gunter Demnig
  German artist (born 1947)
• Günter Guillaume
  German intelligence officer (1927–1995)
• Günter Bernard
  German footballer, born 1939
• Günter Hermann
  German footballer, born 1960
• Günter Sawitzki
  German footballer (1932-2020)
• Günter Haritz
  German cyclist (1948–2025)
• Günter Wand
  German orchestra conductor (1912-2002)
• Gunter Pauli
  Businessman, pedagogue, pioneer, born 1956

What does the name Gunter mean?

From German Gunther, from Proto-West Germanic *Gunþihari, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiharjaz.

Is Gunter a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 397 US babies named Gunter since 1880 were boys.

When was Gunter most popular?

2015 in the United States, when 17 babies were named Gunter, its highest rank at 5,368th.

Is Gunter also a surname?

Yes. Gunter is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.