Germanic Boy Names
Showing 50
of 1,575 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo | Brave/strong as a bear | Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,290 #51 | |
| Gilberto | Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'bright pledge'. | Germanic, Portuguese | Boy | 1,274 #52 | |
| Osvaldo | God-ruler / divine ruler | English, Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,262 #53 | |
| Gerard | Spear-brave; strong or brave with a spear | Germanic | Boy | 1,250 #54 | |
| Hans | God is gracious | Germanic | Boy | 1,243 #55 | |
| Arman | Hope, aspiration, desire, ideal; also 'dream' in some usages | Armenian, French, Germanic, Persian | Boy | 1,202 #56 | |
| Reynaldo | Counsel-ruler - 'wise' or 'mighty' ruler | French, Germanic | Boy | 1,128 #57 | |
| Fredrick | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 1,118 #58 | |
| Warner | Guarding army | English, French, Germanic | Boy | 1,083 #59 | |
| Humberto | Bright or famous warrior | Germanic | Boy | 1,007 #60 | |
| Maxx | Greatest | Germanic, Latin | Boy | 989 #61 | |
| Stellan | Calm, peaceful | Germanic, Swedish | Boy | 928 #62 | |
| Clovis | Famous battle | French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | 927 #63 | |
| Ugo | Mind; eagle | Germanic, Igbo, Italian | Boy | 878 #64 | |
| Wilmer | Famous desire | Germanic, Old English | Boy | 875 #65 | |
| Kurt | 'bold counsel' - from elements kuoni (brave, bold) + rad (counsel) | Germanic | Boy | 867 #66 | |
| Wolf | Wolf | German, Germanic, Yiddish | Boy | 817 #67 | |
| Aymeric | Ruler; industrious leader | Germanic | Boy | 765 #68 | |
| Alphonse | Noble and ready | Germanic | Boy | 760 #69 | |
| Fredy | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 753 #70 | |
| Wendell | Wanderer, traveler; possibly 'from the Wends' (a Slavic people) | German, Germanic | Boy | 748 #71 | |
| Riker | Powerful ruler; wealthy | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 709 #72 | |
| Armin | Whole/universal (Germanic); guardian/protector or trustworthy (Persian) | Germanic | Boy | 689 #73 | |
| Willem | Resolute protector | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 645 #74 | |
| Brandt | Originally 'sword' or 'fire/torch' (i.e., 'firebrand') | Germanic | Boy | 637 #75 | |
| Everardo | Brave/strong as a boar | Germanic | Boy | 615 #76 | |
| Edric | Prosperous ruler | English, Germanic | Boy | 603 #77 | |
| Ferdinand | Brave traveler / bold voyager | Germanic | Boy | 594 #78 | |
| Geoffrey | Peaceful pledge (sometimes rendered as "God's peace") | Germanic | Boy | 585 #79 | |
| Ramir | Renowned counsel / famous advisor | Germanic | Boy | 535 #80 | |
| Abelardo | Noble and strong (noble strength) | Germanic | Boy | 523 #81 | |
| Osmar | Divinely famous / 'god-famous' | Germanic | Boy | 519 #82 | |
| Nicolai | Victory of the people | Germanic, Greek | Boy | 509 #83 | |
| Frederic | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 495 #84 | |
| Brant | Firebrand; sword | English, Germanic | Boy | 483 #85 | |
| Roel | From Roeland ('fame/renown' + 'land') or Roelof ('fame' + 'wolf') - i.e., 'famous land' or 'famous wolf'. | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 460 #86 | |
| Oswald | God-ruler; divine ruler or ruler by God's power | English, Germanic | Boy | 449 #87 | |
| Oswaldo | Divine rule | Germanic, Old English, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 431 #88 | |
| Rainer | Counsel of the army ("wise army") | Germanic | Boy | 421 #89 | |
| Arik | From Hebrew: "lion" (diminutive of Ariel/Arieh); from Norse/Germanic: "eternal ruler" (variant of Eric) | Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | 404 #90 | |
| Willard | Strong-willed, resolute and hardy (will + hard) | Germanic | Boy | 395 #91 | |
| Rui | Portuguese: short form of Rodrigo/Roderick meaning 'famous ruler'. Japanese: meaning varies by kanji. Chinese: meaning depends on character (e.g., 瑞 'auspicious'). | Chinese, Galician, Germanic, Japanese, Portuguese | Boy | 377 #92 | |
| Rudi | “famous wolf” (from Old High German hrod 'fame' + wulf 'wolf') | Germanic | Boy | 375 #93 | |
| Bosco | Wood, forest | Germanic, Italian | Boy | 372 #94 | |
| Gabriele | God is my strength (often rendered 'God is my warrior' or 'man of God') | Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | 358 #95 | |
| Lenni | Brave lion; 'lion-strength' (from elements meaning lion and strong/brave) | Germanic | Boy | 352 #96 | |
| Walt | Army ruler | English, Germanic | Boy | 343 #97 | |
| Rainier | From Old Germanic ragin 'counsel' + hari 'army' - 'army counselor' or 'wise army' | Germanic | Boy | 336 #98 | |
| Dietrich | Ruler of the people | Germanic | Boy | 335 #99 | |
| Leopoldo | Bold among the people / people-bold (brave, bold leader) | Germanic | Boy | 323 #100 |
Germanic Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Germanic-origin name in our dataset.
1,575
Names in this origin
29
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
262,588
Peak year 0