German
German is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 102 births. Its best rank was 582nd, in 1991.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1020.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 1991304 births
- Best rank
- #582in 1991
- Since 1882
- 10,176people given the name
The story in the numbers
10,176 boys have been named German in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1991, with 304 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1997, and the 1990s alone account for 24%. It has spent 39 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named German | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | |
| 1900s | 14 | |
| 1910s | 93 | |
| 1920s | 117 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 99 | |
| 1950s | 212 | |
| 1960s | 371 | |
| 1970s | 766 | |
| 1980s | 1,349 | |
| 1990s | 2,488 | |
| 2000s | 2,401 | |
| 2010s | 1,584 | |
| 2020s | 585 |
In 1991, its biggest year
German was the 582nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1991 were Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Andrew. See all of 1991.
Names that rose and fell with German
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Miguelpeak 2007
- Marcospeak 2001
- Luispeak 2007
- Sergiopeak 1995
- Everardopeak 2004
- Gustavopeak 2000
- Omarpeak 2007
- Marcopeak 2005
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.