Knowing the history of how German names began lets get into some of the most popular and common German names in history.

Most common german middle names. Popular German Last Names. 1327 German Baby Boy Names With Meanings Germans observe their naming pattern and culture as with many other countries and traditions. 1 The most common given names in Germany 1890 - 2005.

From the Greek barbaros and Latin barbarus -a -um words for foreign later. The top 10 most common are Müller miller Schmidt smith Schneider tailor Fischer fisher Weber weaver Meyer leaseholder Wagner cartwright Schulz constable Becker baker and Hoffman steward. These names came into being around 1600 when surnames began to be systematically designated to individuals.

Albert given name Albrecht. Statistics show that 17 of baby girls born had a name in the top 10 most popular names. 2 List of male given names.

Abraham given name Achim name Adam given name Adel name Adelbert. Arvin name August name Aurick. Last year a total of 485678 girls names were recorded compared to 510793 boys names for a total of 996417.

Where variations of a spelling of a surname occurred those monikers are listed as separate names. These are the names of. Alvin given name Alwin.

Amos Grunebaum MD FACOG is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and among the worlds leading authorities on fertility and pregnancy. With modernization these patterns have drifted and as German emigrants who settled in America anglicized their names and more of American versions of German names could be seen. Most common german names decade by decade.