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| Names for Boys 2004 - USA and GERMANY |
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| Jungen BOYS USA |
Jungen BOYS GERMANY |
| 1. Jacob | 1. Maximilian |
| 2. Michael | 2. Alexander* |
| 3. Joshua | 3. Paul |
| 4. Matthew | 4. Leon |
| 5. Ethan | 5. Lukas/Lucas*** |
| 6. Andrew | 6. Luca |
| 7. Daniel | 7. Felix |
| 8. William | 8. Jonas |
| 9. Joseph | 9. Tim |
| 10. Christopher | 10. David** |
| *Alexander was ranked 15th in the US (2004). **David was ranked 14th in the US. ***Luke was ranked 42nd in the US. |
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| Names for Girls 2004 - USA and GERMANY |
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| Mädchen GIRLS USA |
Mädchen GIRLS GERMANY |
| 1. Emily | 1. Marie |
| 2. Emma | 2. Sophie* |
| 3. Madison | 3. Maria+ |
| 4. Olivia | 4. Anna/Anne** |
| 5. Hannah | 5. Leonie |
| 6. Abigail | 6. Lea(h) |
| 7. Isabella | 7. Laura++ |
| 8. Ashley | 8. Lena |
| 9. Samantha | 9. Katharina |
| 10. Elizabeth | 10. Johanna |
| *Sophia was ranked 15th in the US (2004). **Anna was ranked 20th in the US. +Maria was ranked 45th in the US. ++Lauren was ranked 16th in the US. |
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The comparative American and German name rankings for boys and girls in 2003 were...
| Names for Boys 2003 - USA and GERMANY |
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| Jungen BOYS USA |
Jungen BOYS GERMANY |
| 1. Jacob | 1. Maximilian |
| 2. Michael | 2. Alexander* |
| 3. Joshua | 3. Leon |
| 4. Matthew | 4. Paul |
| 5. Andrew | 5. Lukas/Lucas*** |
| 6. Joseph | 6. Felix |
| 7. Ethan | 7. Luca |
| 8. Daniel | 8. David** |
| 9. Christopher | 9. Tim |
| 10. Anthony | 10. Jonas |
| *Alexander was ranked 16th in the US. **David was ranked 14th in the US. ***Luke was ranked 47th in the US. |
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| Names for Girls 2003 - USA and GERMANY |
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| Mädchen GIRLS USA |
Mädchen GIRLS GERMANY |
| 1. Emily | 1. Marie |
| 2. Emma | 2. Sophie* |
| 3. Madison | 3. Maria++ |
| 4. Hannah | 4. Anna/Anne+ |
| 5. Olivia | 5. Lea/Leah |
| 6. Abigail | 6. Laura** |
| 7. Alexis | 7. Lena |
| 8. Ashley | 8. Leonie |
| 9. Elizabeth | 9. Julia+++ |
| 10. Samantha | 10. Sara/Sarah*** |
| *Sophia was ranked 20th in the US (2003). **Lauren was ranked 15th in the US. ***Sarah was ranked 12th in the US. +Anna was ranked 21st in the US. ++Maria was ranked 40th in the US. +++Julia was ranked 33rd in the US. |
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| MORE > Top German First Names: 1997-2004 Sources: US Social Security Administration (SSA), Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache e.V. (GfdS) |
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