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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):

(Source: Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache)

Typical for young people
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
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:
 * 1) Müller
 * 2) Schmidt
 * 3) Schneider
 * 4) Fischer
 * 5) Meyer
 * 6) Weber
 * 7) Wagner
 * 8) Becker
 * 9) Schulz
 * 10) Hoffmann
 * 11) Schäfer
 * 12) Koch
 * 13) Bauer
 * 14) Richter
 * 15) Klein
 * 16) Wolf
 * 17) Schröder
 * 18) Neumann
 * 19) Schwarz
 * 20) Zimmermann
 * 21) Braun
 * 22) Krüger
 * 23) Hofmann
 * 24) Hartmann
 * 25) Lange
 * 26) Schmitt
 * 27) Werner
 * 28) Schmitz
 * 29) Krause
 * 30) Meier
 * 31) Lehmann
 * 32) Schmid
 * 33) Schulze
 * 34) Maier
 * 35) Köhler
 * 36) Herrmann
 * 37) König
 * 38) Walter
 * 39) Mayer
 * 40) Huber
 * 41) Kaiser
 * 42) Fuchs
 * 43) Peters
 * 44) Lang
 * 45) Scholz
 * 46) Möller
 * 47) Weiß
 * 48) Jung
 * 49) Hahn
 * 50) Schubert
 * 51) Zächer