German

Given to 10,295 US babies since 1882

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1539
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
112
boys 112
Peak year
1991
304 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
10,295
since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025German was most popular in 1991, when 304 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 112 babies were named German, ranking #1539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1991 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025German was most popular in 1991, when 304 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 112 babies were named German, ranking #1539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000Peak 1991

German was most popular in 1991, when 304 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 112 babies were named German, ranking #1539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 112 1539
2024 <5 — 102 1650
2023 <5 — 123 1465
2022 <5 — 124 1457
2021 <5 — 115 1529
2020 <5 — 121 1423
2019 <5 — 132 1354
2018 <5 — 161 1181
2017 <5 — 152 1207
2016 <5 — 171 1130
2015 <5 — 155 1190
2014 <5 — 161 1166
2013 <5 — 150 1192
2012 <5 — 166 1111
2011 <5 — 150 1178
2010 <5 — 187 1036
2009 <5 — 215 945
2008 <5 — 247 861
2007 <5 — 215 919
2006 <5 — 237 847
2005 <5 — 251 780
2004 <5 — 216 824
2003 <5 — 266 706
2002 <5 — 226 762
2001 <5 — 274 664
2000 <5 — 255 692
1999 <5 — 217 743
1998 <5 — 210 759
1997 <5 — 251 653
1996 <5 — 258 648
1995 <5 — 246 669
1994 <5 — 252 655
1993 5 13442 238 667
1992 <5 — 243 665
1991 <5 — 304 581
1990 <5 — 269 614
1989 <5 — 269 594
1988 <5 — 147 778
1987 <5 — 120 852
1986 <5 — 105 886
1985 <5 — 120 810
1984 <5 — 117 808
1983 <5 — 125 780
1982 <5 — 116 823
1981 <5 — 123 784
1980 <5 — 107 856
1979 <5 — 105 842
1978 <5 — 88 920
1977 <5 — 87 909
1976 <5 — 77 946
1975 <5 — 89 879
1974 <5 — 71 969
1973 <5 — 75 932
1972 <5 — 64 1007
1971 <5 — 52 1138
1970 <5 — 58 1070
1969 <5 — 54 1050
1968 <5 — 35 1282
1967 <5 — 29 1411
1966 <5 — 56 968
1965 <5 — 45 1106
1964 <5 — 32 1384
1963 <5 — 41 1215
1962 <5 — 23 1669
1961 <5 — 27 1552
1960 <5 — 29 1486
1959 <5 — 23 1665
1958 <5 — 36 1277
1957 <5 — 21 1751
1956 <5 — 32 1362
1955 <5 — 22 1646
1954 <5 — 23 1593
1953 <5 — 16 1958
1952 <5 — 17 1856
1951 <5 — 11 2367
1950 <5 — 11 2321
1949 <5 — 7 3019
1948 <5 — 13 2115
1947 <5 — 12 2251
1946 <5 — 14 1949
1945 <5 — 11 2131
1944 <5 — 7 2862
1943 <5 — 9 2563
1942 <5 — 8 2712
1941 <5 — 9 2491
1940 <5 — 9 2478
1939 <5 — 8 2609
1938 <5 — 5 3534
1937 <5 — 6 3175
1936 <5 — 13 1964
1935 <5 — 8 2719
1934 <5 — 7 2973
1933 <5 — 9 2542
1932 <5 — 9 2638
1931 <5 — 9 2651
1930 <5 — 18 1753
1929 <5 — 15 2002
1928 <5 — 11 2522
1927 <5 — 7 3451
1926 <5 — 13 2302
1925 <5 — 10 2755
1924 <5 — 10 2822
1923 <5 — 14 2224
1922 <5 — 13 2347
1921 <5 — 12 2502
1920 <5 — 12 2459
1919 <5 — 9 2877
1918 <5 — 8 3096
1917 <5 — 12 2280
1916 <5 — 18 1698
1915 <5 — 16 1782
1914 <5 — 10 2101
1913 <5 — 10 1803
1912 <5 — <5 —
1911 <5 — 5 1740
1910 <5 — 5 1589
1909 <5 — 8 1083
1908 <5 — 6 1217
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1882 <5 — 5 943

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Where German is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years