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 +/-
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Erich
-5
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Ernst
-7
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Hermann
+1
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Alfred
0
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Otto
0
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Heinrich
-4
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Willi
+4
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Rudolf
+1
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Wilhelm
new
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Horst
+2
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Herbert
-2
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Curt
-2
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Helmut
+2
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Gerhard
+2
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Werner
-2
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Günter
0
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Walter
+2
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Carl
0
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Heinz
0
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Hans
0
Girls
Rank Name +/-
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Hertha
-5
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Gisela
new
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Helga
new
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Anna
+1
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Ruth
+3
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Erna
+2
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Anneliese
0
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Edith
-1
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Erika
+1
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Margarete
0
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Elisabeth
-2
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Elfriede
+1
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Irmgard
-2
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Lieselotte
+2
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Ingeborg
-2
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Ursula
+2
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Gertrud
-3
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Gerda
+2
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Ilse
0
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Hildegard
+2