Origin
German names
Names of German and Germanic origin. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.
Name lists
German first names
These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.
Female names
German female names
Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.
- 1 Emily 121,621
- 2 Emma 50,755
- 3 Matilda 29,965
- 4 Harriet 24,781
- 5 Elsie 23,671
- 6 Madison 18,441
- 7 Robyn 14,556
- 8 Alicia 13,356
- 9 Heidi 12,675
- 10 Louise 11,384
- 11 Edith 7,787
- 12 Edie 6,312
- 13 Louisa 4,901
- 14 Amara 4,423
- 15 Kelly 4,215
- 16 Elsa 3,630
- 17 Carla 3,252
- 18 Etta 2,429
- 19 Millicent 2,394
- 20 Adele 2,352
- 21 Minnie 2,177
- 22 Henrietta 1,993
- 23 Tillie 1,966
- 24 Adelaide 1,507
- 25 Alia 1,476
- 26 Adeline 1,443
- 27 Alison 1,291
- 28 Alissa 1,182
- 29 Mathilda 1,117
- 30 Winifred 1,113
- 31 Alix 909
- 32 Elyse 794
- 33 Adaline 717
- 34 Ingrid 700
- 35 Giselle 625
- 36 Lorelei 616
- 37 Luana 594
- 38 Mathilde 593
- 39 Willa 548
- 40 Matilde 530
- 41 Gabriele 517
- 42 Wendy 509
- 43 Della 408
- 44 Zelda 403
- 45 Cheryl 395
- 46 Anneliese 391
- 47 Ethel 318
- 48 Emelie 303
- 49 Allie 297
- 50 Lotte 258
- 51 Rue 258
- 52 Freda 257
- 53 Adelle 255
- 54 Trudy 233
- 55 Allison 232
- 56 Heloise 222
- 57 Geraldine 220
- 58 Carol 215
- 59 Brenda 210
- 60 Karly 201
- 61 Minna 197
- 62 Annalisa 195
- 63 Karlie 191
- 64 Rosamund 191
- 65 Warda 182
- 66 Gisele 176
- 67 Wilhelmina 161
- 68 Mindy 158
- 69 Frederica 149
- 70 Maude 148
- 71 Ilsa 147
- 72 Hilda 140
- 73 Bruna 131
- 74 Trudie 127
- 75 Lotta 113
- 76 Wanda 106
- 77 Roslyn 106
- 78 Magda 102
- 79 Isa 96
- 80 Mitzi 95
- 81 Trudi 90
- 82 Maddalena 88
- 83 Otylia 86
- 84 Ottilia 86
- 85 Adalia 85
- 86 Annemarie 85
- 87 Addie 84
- 88 Rosaline 84
- 89 Ilma 83
- 90 Annamaria 80
- 91 Karley 80
- 92 Nixie 77
- 93 Katharina 77
- 94 Joss 75
- 95 Teal 71
- 96 Wilma 71
- 97 Geri 66
- 98 Rori 65
- 99 Gerda 58
- 100 Fernanda 56
- 101 Allyson 53
- 102 Aliz 47
- 103 Blanche 42
- 104 Karleigh 36
- 105 Johannah 35
- 106 Enrika 33
- 107 Gretchen 30
- 108 Nadja 29
- 109 Hally 28
- 110 Liesel 27
- 111 Gisela 26
- 112 Karlee 25
- 113 Verena 24
- 114 Alicea 24
- 115 Gertrude 21
- 116 Roseline 21
- 117 Rosalinda 20
- 118 Franziska 19
- 119 Matty 17
- 120 Nettie 17
- 121 Magan 15
- 122 Robina 15
- 123 Alphonsa 15
- 124 Lucina 14
- 125 Ulla 13
- 126 Adalina 12
- 127 Nadina 10
- 128 Gaelle 9
- 129 Frederika 9
- 130 Luise 9
- 131 Klarissa 9
- 132 Alvira 8
- 133 Minka 7
- 134 Odetta 7
- 135 Lujza 7
- 136 Griselda 6
- 137 Maddalyn 6
- 138 Lovisa 6
- 139 Bluma 6
- 140 Edeline 6
- 141 Helma 5
- 142 Hilde 5
- 143 Karlina 4
- 144 Loralei 4
- 145 Gertie 4
- 146 Eno 4
- 147 Maddalene 3
- 148 Clotilde 3
- 149 Elica 3
- 150 Karlene 3
- 151 Blenda 3
- 152 Friederike 3
- 153 Rolanda 3
- 154 Gerta 3
- 155 Ernestina 3
- 156 Ernestine 3
- 157 Minny 3
- 158 Karleen 3
- 159 Bernadine 3
- 160 Erna 3
- 161 Otilie 3
- 162 Rosamond 3
- 163 Wilhemina 3
- 164 Fredrika 3
- 165 Helga
- 166 Karlyn
- 167 Williamina
- 168 Carleen
Male names
German male names
Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.
- 1 Harry 141,693
- 2 William 117,982
- 3 Charlie 104,761
- 4 Lewis 69,555
- 5 Henry 65,177
- 6 Archie 59,965
- 7 Freddie 46,945
- 8 Charles 33,091
- 9 Rory 21,870
- 10 Frederick 19,866
- 11 Hugo 18,779
- 12 Billy 18,608
- 13 Bailey 16,014
- 14 Ralph 8,892
- 15 Richard 8,565
- 16 Ross 7,743
- 17 Otis 6,395
- 18 Robin 6,194
- 19 Rocco 5,971
- 20 Wilfred 5,302
- 21 Freddy 4,114
- 22 Otto 3,839
- 23 Leonard 3,575
- 24 Hugh 3,214
- 25 Will 3,185
- 26 Rudy 3,149
- 27 Archer 3,147
- 28 Carl 3,036
- 29 Brendan 2,812
- 30 Warren 2,787
- 31 Reginald 2,335
- 32 Ernest 2,317
- 33 Erik 2,030
- 34 Bruno 1,935
- 35 Walter 1,918
- 36 Rudi 1,713
- 37 Koby 1,602
- 38 Fred 1,582
- 39 Orlando 1,510
- 40 Ernie 1,453
- 41 Conrad 1,449
- 42 Henri 1,356
- 43 Kurt 1,228
- 44 Emil 1,139
- 45 Herbie 1,042
- 46 Arman 993
- 47 Wilbur 975
- 48 Hubert 935
- 49 Rocky 921
- 50 Arnie 896
- 51 Wilson 893
- 52 Izaak 845
- 53 Clay 834
- 54 Harlan 833
- 55 Fredrick 814
- 56 Herbert 801
- 57 Richie 783
- 58 Bernard 781
- 59 Arnold 730
- 60 Jeffrey 723
- 61 Gerard 698
- 62 Ivo 674
- 63 Huey 647
- 64 Tyson 645
- 65 Marvin 644
- 66 Konrad 638
- 67 Lance 636
- 68 Rodrigo 623
- 69 Thierry 577
- 70 Gilbert 570
- 71 Derek 567
- 72 Willem 527
- 73 Chay 515
- 74 Howard 495
- 75 Roland 495
- 76 Gino 441
- 77 Leopold 416
- 78 Kaiser 411
- 79 Gwilym 403
- 80 Forest 394
- 81 Riccardo 390
- 82 Zacharia 370
- 83 Gerald 367
- 84 Humphrey 358
- 85 Luther 357
- 86 Roger 349
- 87 Fernando 332
- 88 Johannes 329
- 89 Ferdinand 312
- 90 Henrik 285
- 91 Adel 276
- 92 Armin 274
- 93 Bernie 273
- 94 Johann 271
- 95 Holden 256
- 96 Koen 254
- 97 Luigi 253
- 98 Willis 245
- 99 Bernardo 243
- 100 Garry 240
- 101 Aksel 230
- 102 Augustine 206
- 103 Alvaro 198
- 104 Hardy 190
- 105 Gerry 190
- 106 Kiefer 189
- 107 Derrick 179
- 108 Ruairidh 173
- 109 Frederico 161
- 110 Kellen 161
- 111 Alonso 159
- 112 Dustin 159
- 113 Ailbe 153
- 114 Alfonso 145
- 115 Roderick 145
- 116 Alaric 144
- 117 Bob 143
- 118 Eldon 138
- 119 Wolfgang 136
- 120 Alonzo 134
- 121 Arno 133
- 122 Othman 131
- 123 Aria 127
- 124 Emmet 121
- 125 Richmond 112
- 126 Gunnar 109
- 127 Rune 108
- 128 Ellery 104
- 129 Paxton 104
- 130 Fredric 94
- 131 Emery 94
- 132 Lorenz 89
- 133 Elden 86
- 134 Randy 78
- 135 Ehren 76
- 136 Ryszard 75
- 137 Lewy 70
- 138 Oberon 69
- 139 Hank 65
- 140 Kolton 64
- 141 Martell 63
- 142 Roddy 61
- 143 Ricki 60
- 144 Rick 57
- 145 Franz 56
- 146 Rudolf 56
- 147 Cavell 55
- 148 Godfrey 50
- 149 Barnie 50
- 150 Randall 47
- 151 Walt 45
- 152 Ludwik 42
- 153 Lydon 41
- 154 Redmond 39
- 155 Fredi 37
- 156 Dusty 34
- 157 Dixon 30
- 158 Alvy 29
- 159 Friedrich 29
- 160 Dieter 29
- 161 Markel 28
- 162 Rainer 27
- 163 Ada 27
- 164 Arvid 26
- 165 Herb 24
- 166 Dirk 22
- 167 Meyer 22
- 168 Herman 21
- 169 Hagan 21
- 170 Ludwig 20
- 171 Lou 18
- 172 Adler 18
- 173 Jurgen 18
- 174 Rudolph 17
- 175 Alois 15
- 176 Martel 14
- 177 Mervin 14
- 178 Warner 14
- 179 Fritz 13
- 180 Markell 13
- 181 Oto 12
- 182 Ady 12
- 183 Ugo 12
- 184 Larenzo 12
- 185 Wilhelm 12
- 186 Bernardas 12
- 187 Reynold 11
- 188 Geoff 10
- 189 Heinrich 10
- 190 Alder 9
- 191 Corrado 9
- 192 Maynard 9
- 193 Emi 9
- 194 Elmo 8
- 195 Kass 8
- 196 Roly 8
- 197 Barny 7
- 198 Reynard 7
- 199 Georg 7
- 200 Siegfried 7
- 201 Alric 6
- 202 Brunon 6
- 203 Ardal 6
- 204 Leopoldo 6
- 205 Earnest 6
- 206 Ulrich 6
- 207 Hanno 6
- 208 Ewart 6
- 209 Emeric 6
- 210 Nikolaus 6
- 211 Hany 6
- 212 Lear 5
- 213 Thilo 4
- 214 Ottokar 4
- 215 Barin 4
- 216 Odell 4
- 217 Alphonsus 4
- 218 Zelig 4
- 219 Arvy 4
- 220 Winslow 4
- 221 Baldwin 3
- 222 Leonhard 3
- 223 Rod 3
- 224 Bren 3
- 225 Dutch 3
- 226 Alarik 3
- 227 Thorsten 3
- 228 Sigmund 3
- 229 Winfred 3
- 230 Zsigmond 3
- 231 Lajos 3
- 232 Wolfram 3
- 233 Halden 3
- 234 Henrich 3
- 235 Kolt 3
- 236 Hardie 3
- 237 Ferdinando 3
- 238 Alfonse 3
- 239 Lambert 3
- 240 Alphonso 3
- 241 Peer 3
- 242 Merrill 3
- 243 Eugen 3
- 244 Gervais 3
- 245 Rab 3
- 246 Roald 3
- 247 Bing 3
- 248 Hanz 3
- 249 Willard 3
- 250 Gillen 3
- 251 Erroll 3
- 252 Brant 3
- 253 Orlin 3
- 254 Rolf
- 255 Lughaidh
How to read this page
Choosing a German name
Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.
The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.
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Questions
About German names
What makes a name German?
A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with german naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.
Are these names ranked by recent popularity?
No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.
Why do some familiar names appear lower down?
A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.