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 +/-
20.
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Friedrich
-11
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Ernst
-8
15.
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Erich
-8
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Paul
-5
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Franz
-3
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Walter
0
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Hans
0
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Carl
0
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Wilhelm
0
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Fritz
0
19.
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Bruno
0
7.
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Curt
+1
9.
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Otto
+2
10.
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Herbert
+2
12.
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Alfred
+4
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Heinrich
+5
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Helmut
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Hermann
+6
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Werner
+6
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Willi
+7
Girls
Rank Name +/-
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Käthe
-3
5.
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Anna
-2
7.
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Frieda
-2
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Hildegard
-2
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Marie
-2
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Gertrud
0
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Erna
0
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Else
0
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Irma
0
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Hertha
+1
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Margarete
+1
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Elisabeth
+1
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Emmi
new
4.
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Martha
+2
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Maria
+2
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Elsa
new
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Emma
new
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Helene
+4
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Ilse
new
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Charlotte
+5