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Names
This is a list of common, modern German names. Please add to it.
First Names
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
Typical for young people
| 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
- 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
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
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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