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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Carl
+1
2.
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Hans
-1
3.
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Werner
+2
4.
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Heinz
0
5.
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Walter
-2
6.
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Herbert
+4
7.
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Curt
+1
8.
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Gerhard
-1
9.
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Wilhelm
0
10.
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Erich
+1
11.
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Ernst
-5
12.
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Hermann
0
13.
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Heinrich
new
14.
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Helmut
-1
15.
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Paul
-1
16.
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Rudolf
new
17.
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Friedrich
+1
18.
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Willi
-1
19.
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Günter
0
20.
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Otto
-5
Girls
Rank Name +/-
1.
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Gertrud
0
2.
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Lieselotte
+8
3.
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Hildegard
-1
4.
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Irmgard
+3
5.
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Elfriede
-1
6.
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Ilse
-3
7.
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Gerda
-1
8.
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Ursula
new
9.
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Elisabeth
-4
10.
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Erika
+2
11.
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Anneliese
new
12.
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Anna
-4
13.
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Margarete
-4
14.
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Charlotte
+2
15.
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Hertha
-4
16.
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Erna
-3
17.
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Maria
+3
18.
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Frieda
-1
19.
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Käthe
-4
20.
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Ingeborg
-1