Germanic Boy Names
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of 1,575 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