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Germanic Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Afonso Noble and ready Galician, Germanic, Portuguese Boy 131 #151
Anselmo Divine protection; 'God's helmet' or 'protected by God' Germanic Boy 129 #152
Hugues Mind, heart, spirit; intellect, thought Germanic Boy 124 #153
Fredric Peaceful ruler Germanic Boy 122 #154
Arwin Generally interpreted as a form of Arvin/Erwin meaning 'friend' (often rendered 'eagle-friend' or 'army-friend'); in Welsh linked to 'fair/blessed'; similar to Persian Arvin. Germanic, Persian, Welsh Boy 120 #155
Alric Elf ruler (from Old English ælf 'elf' + rīc 'ruler, power') English, Germanic Boy 113 #156
Aymerick Ruler of the home Germanic Boy 112 #157
Gerry Ruler with a spear (spear‑brave) Germanic Boy 109 #158
Alarick 'ruler of all' / 'all-powerful ruler' Germanic Boy 108 #159
Geralt Spear-ruler; one who rules by the spear Germanic Boy 104 #160
Arnaldo Eagle ruler Germanic Boy 103 #161
Aarik Ever-ruler; eternal ruler Germanic, Norse Boy 102 #162
Dagoberto Bright day / 'day-bright' (illustrious by day) Germanic Boy 100 #163
Bert Bright; famous Dutch, Germanic Boy 99 #164
Fernand Bold voyager / brave traveler Germanic Boy 96 #165
Elbert Noble and bright Germanic Boy 94 #166
Aldrich Old ruler English, Germanic Boy 92 #167
Baldemar Bold and famous Germanic Boy 91 #168
Everet Brave or strong as a boar English, Germanic Boy 91 #169
Godfrey God's peace; divine peace or protection French, Germanic Boy 91 #170
Henning Diminutive of Henry/Heinrich - "home ruler" Danish, Germanic, Norwegian Boy 91 #171
Harman Punjabi: 'God's heart' / 'one who loves or remembers God'; Germanic/English: 'army man' (from Herman). English, Germanic, Punjabi Boy 90 #172
Tancrède From Germanic elements meaning 'thought' + 'counsel' - 'thoughtful counsel' or 'wise advisor'. Germanic Boy 90 #173
Arick Ever-ruler; eternal ruler (from Old Norse elements ei- 'ever' + ríkr 'ruler') Germanic, Norse Boy 88 #174
Lenard Brave lion / lion-hearted Germanic Boy 87 #175
Edrik Wealthy ruler (from elements 'ead' meaning wealth and 'ric' meaning ruler) English, Germanic Boy 86 #176
Len Diminutive of Leonard - "brave as a lion" Germanic Boy 86 #177
Renaldo Wise ruler; from elements meaning 'counsel' + 'rule' Germanic Boy 86 #178
Seger Derived from Germanic elements related to 'sieg' (victory) - broadly 'victor' or 'victorious' (sometimes parsed as 'victory-spear' in compound forms). Germanic Boy 86 #179
Raynard Strong or brave counsel Germanic Boy 79 #180
Beric Likely 'bear-ruler' (bear + ruler); sometimes interpreted as 'bright ruler'. English, Germanic Boy 78 #181
Egon Derived from an Old High German element meaning "edge" or "sword". Germanic Boy 78 #182
Reynold Ruler's counsel, powerful or wise ruler Germanic, Norman Boy 78 #183
Fredi Peaceful ruler Germanic Boy 77 #184
Keno Brave; bold; keen Germanic Boy 76 #185
Adrick Noble ruler Germanic Boy 75 #186
Grimm Derived from Germanic 'grim' meaning 'fierce, severe'; Old Norse Grímr also has senses of 'masked' or 'hooded one' Germanic Boy 72 #187
Gunter Derived from elements meaning 'battle' (gund) and 'army' (hari) - 'battle warrior' or 'warrior of the army' Germanic Boy 71 #188
Oliwier Olive / olive tree (symbol of peace) Germanic Boy 71 #189
Ralphie 'counsel' + 'wolf' (counsel-wolf) Germanic Boy 71 #190
Milow Mild, merciful; gracious or beloved Germanic, Slavic Boy 70 #191
Alrick Noble ruler Germanic Boy 68 #192
Derrik Ruler of the people Germanic Boy 67 #193
Ancelin Diminutive of Ansel/Anselm - 'divine protector' (from Germanic ans = 'god' + helm = 'helmet, protection') Germanic Boy 66 #194
Baldwin Bold friend English, Germanic Boy 66 #195
Americo From Germanic elements ermen/amal (whole, universal) + ric (ruler) - "universal/powerful ruler" Germanic Boy 65 #196
Bertrand Bright shield Germanic Boy 65 #197
Imre Work ruler Germanic, Hungarian, Latin Boy 64 #198
Rudolf Famous wolf Germanic Boy 63 #199
Arland Likely from Germanic elements meaning 'arn' (eagle/noble) + 'land' - 'land of the eagle' or 'dweller of the land'. English, Germanic Boy 62 #200

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