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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Paul
new
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Hermann
-3
18.
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Willi
-7
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Alfred
+3
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Otto
-3
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Erich
+3
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Rudolf
-2
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Horst
+6
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Ernst
+2
11.
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Heinrich
+4
10.
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Helmut
-1
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Gerhard
+1
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Herbert
0
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Curt
-3
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Walter
0
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Günter
+2
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Werner
+1
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Carl
-1
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Heinz
+1
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Hans
0
Girls
Rank Name +/-
20.
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Maria
new
19.
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Ruth
new
18.
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Anna
+1
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Erna
-7
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Käthe
+4
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Hertha
0
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Anneliese
-1
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Erika
-2
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Edith
-3
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Margarete
+1
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Elfriede
-3
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Lieselotte
-3
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Elisabeth
+8
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Ursula
+1
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Irmgard
-2
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Gerda
0
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Ingeborg
+10
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Hildegard
-1
2.
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Ilse
-1
1.
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Gertrud
+2