Gunnar vs Toluwanimi
Gunnar and Toluwanimicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Gunnar was ranked #3256 and Toluwanimi #2664 among boys in England and Wales.
Gunnar and Toluwanimi over time
Gunnar and Toluwanimi appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Gunnar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Toluwanimi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Gunnar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Toluwanimi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2009–2025
Gunnar held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Toluwanimi in 4.
Highest recorded here: Gunnar #1786 in 2018, Toluwanimi #2007 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gunnar #3256, Toluwanimi #2664.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gunnar | Toluwanimi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 5 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #250 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2664 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gunnar has 2 syllables, compared with 5 for Toluwanimi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Gunnar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #13 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Toluwanimi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls