Gunther

Where Gunther comes from

Borrowed from German Gunther. Compare variants: Gunter, Günter, Guenter, Günther, Guenther, Ginter, Ginther.
— Wiktionary's entry for Gunther
  • German
  • 2 syllables
Gunther through the years
  1. 1924
    First appearance
    #4,347 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1931
    Peak, #1,843
    16 babies named Gunther, its best rank.
  3. 1933
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,004.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from German.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.