Gunn
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Gunn yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,097 |
| 2000 | 2,076 |
| 2001 | 2,052 |
| 2002 | 2,031 |
| 2003 | 2,012 |
| 2004 | 1,980 |
| 2005 | 1,952 |
| 2006 | 1,905 |
| 2007 | 1,882 |
| 2008 | 1,849 |
| 2009 | 1,814 |
| 2010 | 1,765 |
| 2011 | 1,718 |
| 2012 | 1,679 |
| 2013 | 1,639 |
| 2014 | 1,604 |
| 2015 | 1,551 |
| 2016 | 1,497 |
| 2017 | 1,445 |
| 2018 | 1,383 |
| 2019 | 1,345 |
| 2020 | 1,284 |
Gunn in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gunn.Hi! My name is Gunn.
- Gunn ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Gunn called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Gunn i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Gunn this afternoon.
- Gunns mamma är lärare.Gunn's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gunns mamma is Gunn's mum.
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How popular is Gunn in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gunn in 2022. In 2020, 1,284 people in Sweden had Gunn as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.