German Boy Names
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of 301 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reymond | Wise protector | German | Boy | — | |
| Ripp | Likely a variant of 'Rip' - originally a nickname or surname; possibly linked to Middle English 'rip(e)' (bank/strip of land) or German 'Ripp' (rib). | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Ritter | Knight; mounted warrior | German | Boy | — | |
| Rockefeller | Originally a habitational surname meaning "from Rockenfeld" (a place name) | German | Boy | — | |
| Rogen | Likely 'little red one' from the Irish root; as a surname it may alternatively relate to German/Yiddish words for rye or roe | German, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Rollin | Famous land (fame + land) | German | Boy | — | |
| Roon | Rune; secret, mystery - or derived from a family surname | German | Boy | — | |
| Roth | From German 'rot' meaning 'red' (nickname for someone with red hair) or a habitational name from places called Roth, from an Old High German root meaning 'clearing'. | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Rupprecht | Bright fame | German | Boy | — | |
| Ruprecht | Bright fame | German | Boy | — | |
| Ruttger | Famous spear | German | Boy | — | |
| Rynald | From ragin 'counsel' + wald 'rule' - 'wise ruler' or 'ruler's counsel' | German | Boy | — | |
| Schlitzie | Uncertain stage name | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Schmidt | Smith (occupational name for a blacksmith) | German | Boy | — | |
| Schmit | Derived from the word for 'smith' - a metalworker | German | Boy | — | |
| Schmytt | Smith, metalworker | German | Boy | — | |
| Schneider | Tailor; cutter/seamster (occupational name) | German | Boy | — | |
| Schuman | Occupational surname meaning 'shoemaker' or 'maker of shoes' | German | Boy | — | |
| Schumenn | Occupational surname meaning "shoemaker" or "shoe man". | German | Boy | — | |
| Seelig | Blessed, blissful, fortunate | German | Boy | — | |
| Seeman | Sea-man; sailor | English, German, Old English | Boy | — | |
| Seewald | Forest by the lake (literally 'See' = lake + 'Wald' = forest) | German | Boy | — | |
| Segel | Sail | German | Boy | — | |
| Selbach | Streamside place | German | Boy | — | |
| Seligg | Blessed; happy | German | Boy | — | |
| Selyg | Likely 'blessed' or 'blissful' (from German 'selig'); may also be a modern invented name | German | Boy | — | |
| Seppie | God will add / God increases | Afrikaans, German | Boy | — | |
| Seybert | From Old German 'sigi' (victory) + 'beraht' (bright) - 'bright victory' or 'victorious and bright'. | German | Boy | — | |
| siler | Originally a surname; likely occupational 'ropemaker' (from German Seiler) or an English surname of uncertain/locational origin. | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Spek | Bacon; cured pork; fat | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Strack | Straight, upright; rigid or stiff | German | Boy | — | |
| Strom | Stream; current | German, Old High German, Proto-Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Toll | Likely from an occupational surname meaning 'toll' (a tax or fee) or a shortened form of a longer name such as Tolliver; in modern German 'toll' colloquially means 'great'. | English, German, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Udo | Peace; ancestral estate | German, Igbo, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Uli | Heritage ruler | German, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Uwe | Awe; edge | Frisian, German, Old Danish, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Vinzenz | Conquering | German, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Voldemar | Famous ruler | Estonian, German, Old East Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Volker | From Old High German 'folk' (people) + 'hari/ger' (army/warrior) - 'people's warrior' or 'people's defender'. | German | Boy | — | |
| Wagner | Wagon driver or maker | German | Boy | — | |
| Waldorf | From the forest village | German | Boy | — | |
| Wendell | Wanderer, traveler; possibly 'from the Wends' (a Slavic people) | German, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Wieland | Craft-worker | German, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Wilbert | From Old German wil 'will, desire' + beraht 'bright' - 'bright will' or 'resolute and bright'. | German, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Willi | Resolute protector | German, Germanic, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Wolf | Wolf | German, Germanic, Yiddish | Boy | — | |
| Wolfgang | Wolf path | German, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| yager | Hunter; huntsman | German | Boy | — | |
| yeager | Hunter | German | Boy | — | |
| Zahn | Tooth | German | Boy | — |
German Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Germany, Austria, Switzerland for every German-origin name in our dataset.
301
Names in this origin
11
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
72,565
Peak year 0