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[edit | edit source]This is a list of common, modern German names. Please add to it.
First Names
[edit | edit source]German names have undergone a drastic change in the last 60 years. Older, "typical" German names like Hans, Fritz, Heinrich, Karl or Wilhelm are now uncommon in contemporary Germany. Today many parents give their children names like (ten most popular names 2005):
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Boys
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Girls
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(Source: Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache)
Boys' Names
[edit | edit source]Typical for young people
[edit | edit source]| Boy's names | pet names |
| Alexander | Alex |
| André, Andreas | Andi |
| Axel | - |
| Christian, Christoph | Chris |
| David | |
| Dennis, Denis | |
| Edvin | Eddy |
| Fabian | Fabi |
| Felix | |
| Finn, Fynn | |
| Florian | Flo, Flori |
| Jan | |
| Jonas | |
| Julian, Julius | Juli, Jule |
| Kevin | |
| Lars | |
| Leo, Leon | |
| Luka, Luca, Lucas, Lukas | Luki |
| Manuel | Manu, Mani |
| Matthias | Matt, Matti, Mats |
| Max, Maximilian | Max, Maxi |
| Michael | Micha, Michi |
| Moritz | Mo |
| Niko, Nick, Nikolas, Niklas, Nicolas | Nik, Niko |
| Noah | |
| Patrick | Pat |
| Paul | |
| Philipp | Phil |
| Robin | |
| Sebastian | Sebi, Seb, Sebbe, Basti |
| Simon | Simi |
| Stefan, Stephan, Steffen | Steff |
| Sven | Svenni |
| Tim | Timmi |
| Tobias | Tobi |
| Tom | Tommi |
| Yannick, Yannik |
older names:
- Alfi, Alfred
- Adolf (Historically a common name in aristocratic circles; rarely given to newborn boys today due to negative associations with Nazi figures such as Hitler and Eichmann.)
- Albert, Bert, Kunibert
- Anton
- Achim, Joachim
- Adam
- Aaron
- Armin
- Björn
- Bernard
- Bennedikt
- Bruno
- Bodo
- Boris
- Berthold
- Benjamin
- Clemens
- Carlo, Karlo, Karl
- Carsten
- Dieter, Dietrich
- Daniel
- Domian, Damian
- Detlev
- Dirk
- Erik
- Erwin
- Emil
- Eberhard
- Eckart
- Edmund
- Ernst
- Ewald
- Franz, Frank
- Fritz
- Fridolin
- Fred, Frederik
- Friedrich, Friedhelm
- Falko
- Gustav
- Gerhardt
- Gert
- Günther
- Gregor
- Gunnar
- Hans, Hans-Jürgen, Hannes
- Harald
- Heinz
- Heinrich, Heiner
- Hugo
- Hektor
- Helge
- Heiko
- Hartmut
- Herbert
- Holger
- Ingo, Ingolf
- Jürgen, Jörg
- Jens
- Janosch
- Jakob
- Johann
- Karl
- Klaus
- Knut
- Kurt
- Konrad
- Kaspar
- Ludwig
- Leif
- Manfred
- Malte
- Norbert
- Nils
- Olaf
- Oliver
- Otto, Ottfried
- Paul
- Peter
- Rudi, Rüdiger, Rudolph
- Roman
- Robert
- Rex
- Reinhard, Rainer, Reiner
- Sören
- Siegfried
- Sönke
- Thomas
- Till
- Torsten
- Ulf
- Ulli
- Uwe
- Udo
- Viktor
- Werner
- Wolfgang, Wolf, Welf
- Wilhelm, Willi
Girls' Names
[edit | edit source]young ones:
- Anna, Anne, Annika
- Amelie
- Angelina
- Bianca
- Christina, Christine
- Daniela
- Elea
- Eva
- Elisa
- Emma
- Emely, Emily
- Franziska
- Finja
- Hannah, Hanna
- Isabell, Isabelle
- Julia, Jule, Juliane
- Jana
- Janine, Janina
- Johanna
- Jasmin
- Klara
- Katharina
- Kim
- Kira
- Lena
- Lara
- Luise, Luisa
- Lea
- Lina
- Larissa
- Lisa
- Lina
- Leonie
- Liv
- Maike, Meike, Mareike
- Melissa
- Merle
- Mercedes
- Marie
- Maja
- Marlene, Marleen
- Martina
- Nina
- Nicole
- Nora
- Petra
- Paula
- Pia
- Ronja
- Svenja
- Sarah
- Sofie, Sophie, Sophia
- Samantha
- Stella
- Susie
- Tabea
- Tamara
- Vivien
- Vanessa
older ones:
- Angela
- Anita
- Andschana
- Antonia
- Birgit
- Brigitte
- Berta
- Christa, Christel
- Doris
- Diana
- Fanny
- Frieda
- Gerta
- Gisela
- Gutrun
- Hannelore
- Helga
- Heidi, Heide
- Inga, Inge
- Iris
- Ilse
- Ingrid
- Josephine
- Karin, Karen
- Linda
- Lydia
- Marta
- Monika
- Nadja
- Olivia
- Roswitha
- Renate
- Susanne
- Sabine
- Sissi
- Simone
- Silke
- Tina, Tine
- Ursula
- Ulla
- Vera
- Veronika
- Winnifried
- Wanda
- Wilhelma
Last Names
[edit | edit source]The 51. most popular last names in Germany:
- Müller
- Schmidt
- Schneider
- Fischer
- Meyer
- Weber
- Wagner
- Becker
- Schulz
- Hoffmann
- Schäfer
- Koch
- Bauer
- Richter
- Klein
- Wolf
- Schröder
- Neumann
- Schwarz
- Zimmermann
- Braun
- Krüger
- Hofmann
- Hartmann
- Lange
- Schmitt
- Werner
- Schmitz
- Krause
- Meier
- Lehmann
- Schmid
- Schulze
- Maier
- Köhler
- Herrmann
- König
- Walter
- Mayer
- Huber
- Kaiser
- Fuchs
- Peters
- Lang
- Scholz
- Möller
- Weiß
- Jung
- Hahn
- Schubert
- Zächer
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