German names, by how often Americans give them
169 names in U.S. records come from German, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Mia (11,087 babies), then Atlas and Lorelai.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
German names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Mia | 11,087 | A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish. Wiktionary |
| Atlas | 4,558 | An unknown-gender given name. Wiktionary |
| Lorelai | 926 | A female given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Lorelei | 699 | A female given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Emely | 590 | A female given name, variant of Emilie and Amelie. Wiktionary |
| Amelie | 329 | A female given name, equivalent to English Amelia. Wiktionary |
| Anika | 269 | A female given name, variant of Annika. Wiktionary |
| Mordechai | 238 | A male given name of chiefly Jewish usage. Wiktionary |
| Elsa | 216 | A female given name from German or Hebrew. Wiktionary |
| Ines | 213 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Leni | 197 | A diminutive of the female given names Helene and Magdalene. Wiktionary |
| Anneliese | 188 | A female given name, blend of Anna and Elisabeth. Wiktionary |
| Marlene | 177 | A female given name from Hebrew borrowed from German in early 20th century. Wiktionary |
| Emilie | 170 | A female given name, equivalent to English Emily. Wiktionary |
| Hans | 146 | A male given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Wilhelmina | 141 | A female given name from German, masculine equivalent Wilhelm. Wiktionary |
| Sofie | 138 | A female given name, variant of Sophie and Sophia. Wiktionary |
| Niklaus | 130 | A male given name, variant of Nikolaus. Wiktionary |
| Elly | 129 | A diminutive of the female given names Elisabeth and Eleanor. Wiktionary |
| Wolfgang | 115 | A male given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Oskar | 93 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Estefania | 88 | A female given name of rare usage. Wiktionary |
| Johann | 85 | A male given name from German Johann. Wiktionary |
| Hagen | 73 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Armin | 73 | A male given name from German or Latin. Wiktionary |
| Kurt | 62 | A male given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad. Wiktionary |
| Anny | 59 | A female given name, variant of Anni. Wiktionary |
| Berlin | 58 | A female given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Ottilie | 57 | A female given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Marlen | 48 | A female given name, variant of Marlene. Wiktionary |
| Isaak | 48 | A male given name of rare usage. Wiktionary |
| Gretel | 48 | A diminutive of the female given name Margarete, from German. Wiktionary |
| Verena | 40 | A female given name from German. Wiktionary |
| Ilse | 37 | A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Wiktionary |
| Amalie | 37 | A female given name, equivalent to English Amelia; variant forms Amalia, Amelie. Wiktionary |
| Liesl | 33 | A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth. Wiktionary |
| Karsten | 30 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Minna | 29 | A diminutive of the female given name Wilhelmina. Wiktionary |
| Friedrich | 29 | A male given name from German, equivalent to English Frederick. Wiktionary |
| Liesel | 28 | A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, from German. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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