Do you have a favorite
German name? For Germans, their top favorite names are, for the most part, of non-German origin. The following is a listing of the top ten German names from the year 1997 for both boys and girls. (Source:
GfdS.)
See also traditional
German boy names and traditional
German girl names.
| Vornamen (First Names) 2011 |
| Jungen (Boys) | Mädchen (Girls) |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Sophie/Sofie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Marie |
| 3. Paul | 3. Maria |
| 4. Leon/Léon | 4. Mia |
| 5. Ben | 5. Sophia/Sofia |
| 6. Lukas/Lucas | 6. Emma |
| 7. Luka/Luca | 7. Anna |
| 8. Louis/Luis | Hannah/Hanna |
| 9. Elias | 9. Johanna |
| 10. Jonas | 10. Leonie |
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| Vornamen (First Names) 2010 |
| Jungen (Boys) | Mädchen (Girls) |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Sophie/Sofie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Marie |
| 3. Paul | 3. Maria |
| 4. Leon | 4. Anna |
| 5. Lukas/Lucas | 5. Emma |
| 6. Luca/Luka | 6. Anna |
| 7. Elias | 7. Lena |
| 8. Louis/Luis | 8. Emma |
| 9. Jonas | 9. Hannah/Hanna |
| 10. Felix | 10. Johanna
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| Vornamen (First Names) 2009 |
| Jungen (Boys) | Mädchen (Girls) |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Marie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Sophie/Sofie |
| 3. Paul | 3. Maria |
| 4. Leon | 4. Anna |
| 5. Lukas/Lucas | 5. Emma |
| 6. Luca/Luka | 6. Mia |
| 7. Elias | 7. Sophia/Sofia |
| 8. Louis/Luis | 8. Leonie |
| 9. Jonas | 9. Lena |
| 10. David | 10. Johanna |
| Vornamen (First Names) 2008 |
| Jungen (Boys) | Mädchen (Girls) |
| 1. Maximilian | 1. Sophie/Sofie |
| 2. Alexander | 2. Marie |
| 3. Leon | 3. Maria |
| 4. Paul | 4. Anna, Anne |
| 5. Luca | 5. Johanna |
| 6. Felix | 6. Leonie |
| 7. Elias | 7. Lena |
| 8. Lukas/Lucas | 8. Hannah/Hanna |
| 9. David | 9. Mia |
| 10. Tim | 10. Charlotte |
| Vornamen (First Names) 2007 |
| Jungen (Boys) | Mädchen (Girls) |
| 1. Leon | 1. Marie |
| 2. Maximilian | 2. Sophie/Sofie |
| 3. Alexander | 3. Maria |
| 4. Paul | 4. Anna, Anne |
| 5. Luca | 5. Leonie |
| 6. Lukas/Lucas | 6. Lena |
| 7. Felix | 7. Johanna |
| 8. Elias | 8. Charlotte |
| 9. David | 9. Hannah/Hanna |
| Jonas | 10. Sophia/Sofia |
