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