Top 10 German First Names
For Boys and Girls: 1997-2006
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The following list shows the ten most popular names (baby names, first names) for boys and girls in Germany for each year from 2001 to 2006, as compiled by the German Language Society (Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V. - GfdS.) The 2006 names for Germany are from beliebte-vornamen.de. Also see the name-related pages linked below.
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| Deutschland 2006 die beliebtesten Vornamen Most Popular First Names in Germany Also see Austrian names below |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Lucas / Lukas | 1. Anna |
| 2. Leon | 2. Leoni / Leonie |
| 3. Luca / Luka | 3. Lea / Leah |
| 4. Tim / Timm | 4. Lena |
| 5. Paul | 5. Hanna / Hannah |
| 6. Jonas | 6. Laura |
| 7. Finn / Fynn | 7. Lara |
| 8. Max | 8. Emily / Emilie |
| 9. Niclas / Niklas | 9. Sara / Sarah |
| 10. Luis / Louis | 10. Lili / Lilli / Lilly |
| Note: The 2006 name ranking above is from beliebte-vornamen.de. | |
| Österreich beliebteste Vornamen Most Popular First Names in Austria Also see names for Germany above/below |
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| Buben - Knaben BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Lukas | 1. Julia |
| 2. Florian | 2. Anna |
| 3. Michael | 3. Sarah |
| 4. Daniel | 4. Laura |
| 5. Alexander | 5. Lisa |
| 6. Fabian | 6. Katharina |
| 7. Marcel | 7. Hannah |
| 8. Tobias | 8. Lena |
| 9. David | 9. Salina |
| 10. Phillip | 10. Viktoria |
| Note: The Austrian name ranking above is from kirchenweb.at. | |
| Deutschland 2005 die beliebtesten Vornamen Most Popular First Names in Germany |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Alexander | 1. Marie |
| 2. Maximilian | 2. Sophie/Sofie |
| 3. Leon | 3. Maria |
| 4. Lukas/Lucas | 4. Anna/Anne |
| 5. Luca | 5. Leonie |
| 6. Paul | 6. Lena |
| 7. Jonas | 7. Emily |
| 8. Felix | 8. Lea/Leah |
| 9. Tim | 9. Julia |
| 10. David | 10. Laura |
| Note: This GfdS ranking is different from the 2005 ranking based on Vornamen.de's list on page one. | |
| Deutschland 2004 die beliebtesten Vornamen Most Popular First Names in Germany |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Marie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Sophie |
| 3. Paul | 3. Maria |
| 4. Leon | 4. Anna/Anne |
| 5. Lukas/Lucas | 5. Leonie |
| 6. Luca | 6. Lea(h) |
| 7. Felix | 7. Laura |
| 8. Jonas | 8. Lena |
| 9. Tim | 9. Katharina |
| 10. David | 10. Johanna |
| Deutschland 2003 die beliebtesten Vornamen |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Marie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Sophie |
| 3. Leon | 3. Maria |
| 4. Paul | 4. Anna/Anne |
| 5. Lukas/Lucas | 5. Lea/Leah |
| 6. Felix | 6. Laura |
| 7. Luca | 7. Lena |
| 8. David | 8. Leonie |
| 9. Tim | 9. Julia |
| 10. Jonas | 10. Sara/Sarah |
| Deutschland 2002 die beliebtesten Vornamen |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Alexander | 1. Marie |
| 2. Maximilian | 2. Sophie |
| 3. Paul | 3. Maria |
| 4. Leon | 4. Anna/Anne |
| 5. Lukas | 5. Laura |
| 6. Jonas | 6. Lea |
| 7. Tim | 7. Katharina |
| 8. David | 8. Sarah |
| 9. Niklas | 9. Julia |
| 10. Luca | 10. Lena |
| Deutschland 2001 die beliebtesten Vornamen |
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| Jungen BOYS |
Mädchen GIRLS |
| 1. Leon | 1. Marie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Sophie |
| 3. Maximilian | 3. Maria |
| 4. Lukas | 4. Anna/Anne |
| 5. Paul | 5. Laura |
| 6. Tim | 6. Michelle |
| 7. Jonas | 7. Lea |
| 8. Niklas | 8. Julia |
| 9. Jan | 9. Sara/Sarah |
| 10. Daniel | 10. Lisa |
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| MORE > German First Names: 1997-2000 Source: Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V. (GfdS) Also see First Names in Germany and the USA |
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