# Gunther (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/gunther/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | German |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʌnθɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,098 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,098 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 | 5,284 |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,590 |
| 2013 | 14 | 6,023 |
| 2014 | 17 | 5,332 |
| 2015 | 26 | 4,017 |
| 2016 | 19 | 5,002 |
| 2017 | 20 | 4,807 |
| 2018 | 19 | 4,993 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5,653 |
| 2020 | 23 | 4,320 |
| 2021 | 20 | 4,828 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5,512 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7,909 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,479 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5,466 |

## People named Gunther

- Günther von Kluge, German general (1882-1944)
- Günther Lütjens, German admiral (1889–1941)
- Günther Anders, German-Austrian philosopher (1902–1992)
- Günther Rall, German general and fighter pilot during World War II (1918–2009)
- Günther Blumentritt, German general (1892–1967)
- Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist (1945–2026)
- Günther Korten, German Colonel General and Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe in World War II
- Gunther Schuller, American composer and conductor (1925–2015)
- Lothar-Günther Buchheim, author, artist (1918-2007)
- Günther Steiner, former team principal of Haas F1 Team
- Günther Mader, alpine skier
- Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Austrian botanist (1856-1931)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.