Germanic names, by how often Americans give them
193 names in U.S. records come from Germanic, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Oliver (14,963 babies), then Emma and Amelia.
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.
Germanic names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver | 14,963 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Emma | 12,768 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Amelia | 12,705 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Henry | 12,040 | A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages. Wiktionary |
| William | 10,552 | A male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest. Wiktionary |
| Evelyn | 9,131 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Wyatt | 6,625 | A male given name from the Germanic languages, modern transferred use of the surname. Wiktionary |
| Charles | 5,908 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Axel | 4,148 | A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Kai | 4,002 | A unisex given name from the Germanic languages, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Adeline | 3,864 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Robert | 3,777 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Alice | 3,547 | A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages. Wiktionary |
| Myles | 3,529 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Alternative spelling of Miles, a less common one. Wiktionary |
| Emery | 3,513 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s usage, also associated with the mineral emery. Wiktionary |
| Milo | 2,995 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Caroline | 2,646 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Rose | 2,386 | A female given name from Germanic. Wiktionary |
| Alina | 2,204 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Aubrey | 2,073 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage. Wiktionary |
| Richard | 1,505 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Warren | 1,493 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Adaline | 1,446 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Ada | 1,401 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Walter | 1,381 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Eric | 1,256 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Otto | 1,241 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Derek | 1,191 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Emory | 1,168 | A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Archie | 1,134 | A diminutive of the male given name Archibald, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name. Wiktionary |
| Adelaide | 1,062 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Drew | 940 | A diminutive of the male given name Andrew. Wiktionary |
| Heidi | 894 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Matilda | 838 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Astrid | 818 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Raymond | 807 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Jocelyn | 788 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Conrad | 770 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Willa | 742 | A female given name from the Germanic languages. Wiktionary |
| Frederick | 728 | A male given name from the Germanic languages. 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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