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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Walter
0
2.
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Hans
+1
3.
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Carl
-1
4.
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Wilhelm
0
5.
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Ernst
+5
6.
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Paul
+6
7.
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Erich
+10
8.
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Curt
+3
9.
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Friedrich
-2
10.
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Heinrich
-4
11.
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Otto
-2
12.
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Herbert
+3
13.
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Willi
-8
14.
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Hermann
-6
15.
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Franz
+4
16.
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Alfred
-2
17.
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Fritz
-4
18.
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Rudolf
-2
19.
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Bruno
new
20.
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Werner
new
Girls
Rank Name +/-
1.
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Gertrud
0
2.
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Erna
0
3.
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Anna
+1
4.
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Hertha
+1
5.
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Frieda
-2
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Martha
0
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Margarete
0
8.
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Käthe
0
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Elisabeth
0
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Else
+2
11.
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Hildegard
new
12.
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Elfriede
new
13.
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Helene
+1
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Marie
-4
15.
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Irma
new
16.
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Maria
+2
17.
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Charlotte
-6
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Luise
+1
19.
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Elli
new
20.
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Hedwig
-7