Hunner comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Hunter" | Formal: None.
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How popular is Hunner?
2009peak year
Today, Hunner is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7089), with only about 13 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2009, 32 babies were given the name (ranked #3428 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Hunner has been declining in recent years. In all, around 428 babies have been registered as Hunner since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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