Unisex name · since 1987
Germany
517 babies named Germany in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
517 babies have been named Germany since 1987, making it today's #3421 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Germany recorded 517 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #3421 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #11,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,421 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Germany ranks #11,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,421 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 517 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,421 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Germany's 517 recorded births place it above 83.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Germany compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Germany's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Germany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Germany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Germany's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Germany popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Germany popularity over time - boys
206 total births recorded since 1979 (Germany as boys' name)
Germany by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (204 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Germany's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Germany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 204 births (39% of all-time use).
How Germany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Germany's total volume
Germany by state
Where Germany concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
7 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Germany's data
- Germany's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (204 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Germanys (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Germany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Germany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.