Given name & surname
Gunder
“a bold warrior”
In Danish use, Gunder is a variant of Gunnar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a bold warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Danish use, Gunder is a variant of Gunnar. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a bold warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Scandinavian use, Gunder shares an earlier linguistic root with Günther. An origin associated with Günther is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Danish use, Gunder is used as a variant of Gunnar.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gunder through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1884
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 845 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gunder’s family of names
In Danish usage, Gunder shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Gunnar. In Swedish usage, Gunder has a conventional equivalent in the German form Günther. Gunder has a related form in Gunnar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gunder has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gunder
- Gunder HäggSwedish middle and long distance runner (1918-2004)
- Gunder BengtssonSwedish football manager (1946-2019)
- Gunder GundersenNorwegian Nordic combined skier (1930–2005)
- Gunder AasNorwegian politician (1785-1853)
- Gunder Anton Johannesen JahrenNorwegian politician (1858–1933)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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