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The table below contains the most popular German names and names with Germanic origin that have been given to baby boys in the USA during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names
for your baby boy!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | means bright fame. | 1 | 4,644,255 |
| William | means desired helmet. | 2 | 3,682,214 |
| Richard | means strong in rule. | 3 | 2,496,995 |
| Charles | means man of the common people. | 4 | 2,187,944 |
| Frank | means Frenchman. | 5 | 820,863 |
| Raymond | means wise protection. | 6 | 734,111 |
| Walter | means ruler of the people. | 7 | 560,812 |
| Henry | means ruler of the home. | 8 | 525,020 |
| Albert | means illustrious through nobility. | 9 | 441,853 |
| Gerald | means spear or dominion. | 10 | 440,058 |
| Roger | means famous spear. | 11 | 430,527 |
| Ralph | means wolf in counsel. | 12 | 393,764 |
| Louis | means famous warrior. | 13 | 359,428 |
| Ernest | means earnestness. | 14 | 278,592 |
| Leonard | means strong or brave as a lion. | 15 | 278,170 |
| Norman | means Norseman or Norman. | 16 | 244,771 |
| Frederick | means peaceful ruler. | 17 | 243,208 |
| Herbert | means illustrious by reason of an army. | 18 | 212,755 |
| Bernard | means bold as a bear. | 19 | 190,982 |
| Warren | means protector friend. | 20 | 163,641 |
| Alvin | means noble friend. | 21 | 147,757 |
| Herman | means warrior. | 22 | 123,325 |
| Gilbert | means illustrious through hostages. | 23 | 122,269 |
| Reginald | means wise dominion. | 24 | 104,297 |
| Arnold | means power of an eagle. | 25 | 99,490 |
| Karl | means man. | 26 | 95,900 |
| Roland | means famous land. | 27 | 90,394 |
| Kurt | means bold. | 28 | 82,942 |
| Hugh | means mind or spirit. | 29 | 72,439 |
| Fredrick | means peaceful ruler. | 30 | 59,734 |
| Luther | means army people. | 31 | 57,181 |
| Gerard | means strong with a spear. | 32 | 55,122 |
| Earnest | means earnestness. | 33 | 53,339 |
| Hubert | means bright in spirit. | 34 | 52,993 |
| Wilbur | means brilliant. | 35 | 52,387 |
| Wendell | means wanderer. | 36 | 50,715 |
| Rudolph | means famous wolf. | 37 | 49,304 |
| Randolph | means shield wolf. | 38 | 47,009 |
| Roderick | means famous ruler. | 39 | 43,338 |
| Alexis | is a variation of Alexius. | 40 | 38,899 |
| Wilbert | is a variation of Wilbur. | 41 | 37,168 |
| Terrell | is a variation of Terrill. | 42 | 29,542 |
| Conrad | means bold counsel. | 43 | 29,290 |
| Emmett | means powerful. | 44 | 27,651 |
| Aubrey | means elf ruler. | 45 | 27,085 |
| Fabian | is derived from the name of a Roman family. | 46 | 22,573 |
| Hugo | means mind or spirit. | 47 | 21,344 |
| Rodger | means famous spear. | 48 | 20,105 |
| Otto | means propertied. | 49 | 19,967 |
| Norbert | means shining in the north. | 50 | 18,854 |
| Jakob | is a variation of Jacob. | 51 | 18,230 |
| Adolph | means noble wolf or noble hero. | 52 | 15,118 |
| Maynard | means bold in strength. | 53 | 13,084 |
| Armand | means man of the army. | 54 | 12,479 |
| Frederic | means peaceful ruler. | 55 | 11,870 |
| Hans | means God is good. | 56 | 11,842 |
| Lukas | is an alternate form of Luke. | 57 | 11,838 |
| Emory | is a variation of Emery. | 58 | 11,048 |
| Wilmer | means resolute fame. | 59 | 10,977 |
| Emerson | means Emery's son. | 60 | 10,844 |
| Emery | means leader of the house. | 61 | 10,758 |
| Maximilian | is derived from the Roman name Maximilianus. | 62 | 8,568 |
| Rolland | means famous land. | 63 | 8,079 |
| Fredric | means peaceful ruler. | 64 | 7,039 |
| Bertram | means bright raven. | 65 | 6,483 |
| Ferdinand | means venture of a military expedition. | 66 | 6,061 |
| Rogers | is a variation of Roger. | 67 | 5,711 |
| Harmon | means army man. | 68 | 4,509 |
| Fritz | means peaceful ruler. | 69 | 4,153 |
| Wilber | is a variation of Wilbur. | 70 | 3,966 |
| Waldo | means strong. | 71 | 3,703 |
| Rupert | is a variation of Robert. | 72 | 3,543 |
| Rowland | means famous land. | 73 | 2,198 |
| Terrill | means follower of Thor. | 74 | 1,943 |
| Werner | means defending army. | 75 | 1,817 |
| Sigmund | means victory shield. | 76 | 1,599 |
| Ludwig | means famous soldier. | 77 | 1,090 |
| Rudolf | means famous wolf. | 78 | 1,060 |
| Ernst | means earnest. | 79 | 376 |
| Bernhard | means bold as a bear. | 80 | 180 |
| Hermann | means warrior. | 81 | 0 |
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