Popular Names in Germany

Information from Beliebte Vornamen. Different spellings of similar names have been combined, with only the most popular spelling shown.
Boys
Rank Name +/-
1.
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Hans
0
2.
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Carl
+1
3.
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Walter
-1
4.
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Wilhelm
0
5.
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Herbert
0
6.
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Werner
+2
7.
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Heinz
-1
8.
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Otto
+1
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Ernst
+4
10.
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Curt
-3
11.
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Hermann
+6
12.
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Paul
0
13.
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Heinrich
-2
14.
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Helmut
+2
15.
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Willi
+3
16.
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Rudolf
new
17.
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Gerhard
-2
18.
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Friedrich
-4
19.
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Erich
-9
20.
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Fritz
-1
Girls
Rank Name +/-
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Gertrud
0
2.
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Elfriede
+7
3.
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Hildegard
-1
4.
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Anna
+2
5.
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Erna
-2
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Elisabeth
+2
7.
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Margarete
-3
8.
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Hertha
-3
9.
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Ilse
+1
10.
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Martha
-3
11.
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Irmgard
0
12.
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Lieselotte
new
13.
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Frieda
+1
14.
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Käthe
-2
15.
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Maria
0
16.
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Charlotte
-3
17.
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Gerda
0
18.
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Helene
new
19.
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Erika
-1
20.
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Irma
new