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