Germanic Boy Names
Showing 50
of 1,575 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransen | Likely 'son of Brand' or 'son of Bran' - 'Brand' (Old Norse/Germanic) can mean 'sword' or 'fire'; 'Bran' (Welsh) means 'raven'. | English, Germanic | Boy | 294 #101 | |
| Rudolph | Famous wolf | Germanic | Boy | 294 #102 | |
| Lander | Landowner; person from the land / countryman | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 291 #103 | |
| Jerald | Spear ruler | Germanic | Boy | 283 #104 | |
| Wilfred | Will/desire + peace - 'desiring peace' or 'resolute peace' | English, Germanic | Boy | 282 #105 | |
| Hutch | Son of Hugh | English, Germanic, Old French | Boy | 273 #106 | |
| Enrico | Home ruler / ruler of the household | Germanic | Boy | 266 #107 | |
| Henrique | Home ruler | Germanic | Boy | 260 #108 | |
| Randolph | Shield-wolf (from 'rand' = rim/shield + 'wulf' = wolf) | Germanic, Norse | Boy | 256 #109 | |
| Wilhelm | Resolute protector | Germanic | Boy | 247 #110 | |
| Karlo | Man, free man | Germanic | Boy | 243 #111 | |
| Earnest | Serious, resolute, sincere | Germanic | Boy | 237 #112 | |
| Emric | From elements meaning 'whole/universal' (ermen) + 'ruler/power' (ric) - broadly 'universal ruler' or 'powerful ruler' | Germanic | Boy | 237 #113 | |
| Dedrick | Ruler of the people | Germanic | Boy | 235 #114 | |
| Raoul | Counsel‑wolf (wise counsel) | Germanic | Boy | 234 #115 | |
| Audric | Wealthy or prosperous ruler | Germanic | Boy | 224 #116 | |
| Wilbert | From Old German wil 'will, desire' + beraht 'bright' - 'bright will' or 'resolute and bright'. | German, Germanic | Boy | 221 #117 | |
| Landis | From Old English 'land' - 'man of the land' or 'landowner' | English, Germanic | Boy | 220 #118 | |
| Alarik | Ruler of all (from elements 'ala' = all + 'ric' = ruler) | Germanic | Boy | 215 #119 | |
| Ludovic | Famous warrior | Germanic | Boy | 215 #120 | |
| Alphonso | Noble and ready | Germanic | Boy | 212 #121 | |
| Rolland | Renowned in the land / famous land | Germanic | Boy | 207 #122 | |
| Ernie | Serious, resolute, earnest | Germanic | Boy | 204 #123 | |
| Emrick | From Germanic elements meaning 'work' or 'whole' + 'ruler' - roughly 'work-ruler' or 'universal ruler'. | Germanic | Boy | 203 #124 | |
| Roch | From a Germanic element often interpreted as "rest"; widely associated with Saint Roch/Rocco | Germanic | Boy | 203 #125 | |
| Rand | Shield rim | English, Germanic | Boy | 199 #126 | |
| Aldric | Old ruler; wise or noble ruler | Germanic | Boy | 192 #127 | |
| Norberto | Bright north / northern brightness | Germanic | Boy | 190 #128 | |
| Franck | Derived from Old Germanic 'frank' meaning 'free' or 'free man'; also associated with the Frankish people ('Frank'). | Germanic | Boy | 180 #129 | |
| Ivo | Yew (yew tree); by extension 'archer' or 'bowman' (yew wood used for bows) | Germanic | Boy | 179 #130 | |
| Erich | Eternal ruler (from elements meaning 'ever/eternal' + 'ruler') | Germanic | Boy | 176 #131 | |
| Fredrik | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 173 #132 | |
| Armond | Army man; soldier | Germanic | Boy | 172 #133 | |
| Emmerich | Universal ruler | Germanic | Boy | 171 #134 | |
| Friedrich | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 171 #135 | |
| Delbert | Noble and bright | Germanic | Boy | 168 #136 | |
| Deric | Ruler of the people | Germanic | Boy | 165 #137 | |
| Ubaldo | From Germanic elements meaning 'heritage/fortune' (od/udal) + 'bold' - roughly 'bold heir' or 'bold guardian of the family estate'. | Germanic | Boy | 163 #138 | |
| Heinrich | Home ruler (ruler of the household) | Germanic | Boy | 162 #139 | |
| Rodger | 'fame' + 'spear' (renowned/famous spear) | Germanic, Norman | Boy | 162 #140 | |
| Kalman | From Kalonymos 'good/beautiful name' or from Colmán 'little dove' (depends on origin) | Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | 161 #141 | |
| Ulrich | Heritage ruler | Germanic, Old High German | Boy | 157 #142 | |
| Raynor | Counsel + army - 'wise/counseling army' or 'ruler's counsel' | Germanic | Boy | 154 #143 | |
| Rein | Often a short form of Germanic names from ragin 'counsel' (e.g., Reinier, Reinhold); in German 'rein' means 'pure'; as a Japanese transcription it takes meanings of the character Rei. | Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 151 #144 | |
| Reiner | From Old High German ragin 'counsel' + hari 'army' - roughly 'wise/mighty counsel' or 'counsel of the army'. | Germanic | Boy | 141 #145 | |
| Osmin | Likely a variant of Osman/Uthman (often glossed as 'young bustard' in Arabic) or related to Osmond meaning 'divine protection' (from Germanic elements) | Arabic, Germanic | Boy | 137 #146 | |
| Frederik | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 135 #147 | |
| Afonso | Noble and ready | Galician, Germanic, Portuguese | Boy | 131 #148 | |
| Anselmo | Divine protection; 'God's helmet' or 'protected by God' | Germanic | Boy | 129 #149 | |
| Hugues | Mind, heart, spirit; intellect, thought | Germanic | Boy | 124 #150 |
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