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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Wilhelm
+1
2.
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Otto
+4
3.
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Carl
-2
4.
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Heinrich
-1
5.
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Hans
+2
6.
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Paul
+3
7.
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Walter
-3
8.
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Ernst
0
9.
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Friedrich
+1
10.
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Hermann
-5
11.
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Willi
+5
12.
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Gustav
+2
13.
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Max
+6
14.
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Rudolf
new
15.
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Alfred
new
16.
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Fritz
-5
17.
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Johannes
new
18.
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Franz
-6
19.
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Emil
new
20.
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Albert
-7
Girls
Rank Name +/-
1.
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Anna
0
2.
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Martha
+1
3.
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Frieda
-1
4.
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Erna
0
5.
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Margarete
+1
6.
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Gertrud
-1
7.
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Elisabeth
+5
8.
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Maria
new
9.
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Emma
-1
10.
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Marie
+1
11.
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Elsa
+2
12.
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Berta
-2
13.
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Johanna
new
14.
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Else
new
15.
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Helene
-8
16.
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Luise
-2
17.
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Alma
new
18.
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Paula
+1
19.
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Hertha
-1
20.
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Ida
0