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