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