Emma and Ben remain the most popular baby names in Germany new research has found.

Most popular names germany. Male Gerhard Günter Hans. Elias Eliaz Elijas Eliyas Eliyaz Ellias Elyas Elías Élyas. Popular German names.

However an analysis of German birth certificates by First Names Germany found that Mia Emma and SofiaSophia were the top three German female names in 2016. Popular German names of the past Hans Jürgen Edeltraut Ursula have given way to more international names today Tim Lukas Sara Emily. Here are some common traditional and contemporary German girl names and their meanings.

Luca Louca Luka Louka. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions such as Schmidt Müller Weber or Schäfer or places. He cant go anywhere without someone telling him that his grandpa has the same name.

For baby girls the most popular name in 2020 was Emilia. Famous people noble power good germanic middle stone strong son tree origin brave high light love kind mountain derived powerful farmer village strength king keeper god leader someone bear ruler germany home surname free family little old small word german peace battle. Male Ernst Friedrich Hans Heinrich Hermann Karl Otto Paul Walter Wilhelm female Anna Bertha Elisabeth Emma Frieda Gertrud Margarethe Maria Marie Martha.

Researcher Knud Bielefeld based in Ahrensburg Schleswig-Holstein had expected the name Greta to have shot up. Mika Mica Micah Mikah. A French version of Émile the German Emil describes someone whos eager hardworking and imitating going back to Latin.

There was little change in the names that featured in this years list although there were a few surprises. Maria is also one of the popular female names in German. Matteo Mateo Matheo Mathéo Mattheo Matthéo Mattéo Matéo.