Is German a boy or girl name?
German is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 102 boys were named German, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,181 US babies named German were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,652
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named German since 1882
- 10,181
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 304 babies
Boys and girls named German, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 99 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 212 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 371 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 766 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,488 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,401 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,584 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 585 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 123 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 161 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 152 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 171 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 161 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 150 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 187 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 215 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 247 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 215 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 237 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 251 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 215 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 266 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 226 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 274 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 255 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 217 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 210 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 251 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 258 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 246 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 252 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 238 | #667 | 5 | #14,264 |
| 1992 | 243 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 304 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 269 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 269 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 147 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 120 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 105 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 120 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 117 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 125 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 116 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 123 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 107 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 105 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 88 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 87 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 77 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 89 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 71 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 75 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 64 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 56 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 41 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,171 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,626 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,723 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,793 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,105 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,824 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #996 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, German reached #582 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #14,264 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like German
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.