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Germanic Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Berenger From elements meaning 'bear' + 'spear' (often rendered 'bear-spear') Germanic Boy 23 #251
Charle Free man Germanic Boy 23 #252
Erman Army man; soldier; brave man Germanic, Turkish Boy 23 #253
Wilfrido From wil ('will, desire') + frid ('peace') - 'desires peace' Germanic Boy 22 #254
Birk Birch (birch tree) Germanic, Norse Boy 21 #255
Lantz Derived from 'lance' (spear); 'lancer' or 'lance-bearer' English, Germanic Boy 20 #256
Adolphus Noble wolf Germanic Boy 18 #257
Eldric Likely 'old/elder ruler' (eld = old + -ric = ruler); sometimes interpreted as 'fire ruler' if eld is taken from Norse 'eld' (fire). Germanic Boy 18 #258
Landric Ruler of the land Germanic Boy 18 #259
Rudie Famous wolf Germanic Boy 18 #260
Eudes From the Germanic element 'aud-' meaning 'wealth, fortune, prosperity'. Germanic Boy 17 #261
Hue English: diminutive of Hugh - 'mind, spirit'. Vietnamese (Huệ): 'wise, intelligent' or 'kind/grace'. Also an English common word meaning 'color/shade'. English, Germanic Boy 17 #262
Louwen Likely 'lion' (from Leon/Leo/Louis roots) or, in some Celtic contexts, related to 'joyful'/'happy' Breton, Dutch, Germanic Boy 17 #263
Adelino Noble (diminutive: 'little noble') Germanic Boy 16 #264
Adwin Noble friend (also interpreted as prosperous/wealthy friend) English, Germanic Boy 16 #265
Berrick Likely built from Germanic element -ric 'ruler' with a first element (ber-/berr-) that may mean 'berry', 'barley', 'bear' or relate to 'bright' - roughly 'ruler' or 'bear/berry ruler'. English, Germanic Boy 16 #266
Henrie Home ruler Germanic Boy 15 #267
Egbert Bright edge Germanic Boy 14 #268
Endrik Home ruler; ruler of the household Germanic Boy 14 #269
Reynard Originally 'strong/brave counsel'; popularly associated with 'fox' because of the medieval literary character Reynard the Fox. Germanic Boy 14 #270
Rodric Famous ruler Germanic Boy 14 #271
Audrik From elements meaning 'wealth, fortune' + 'ruler' - 'wealthy/prosperous ruler'. Germanic Boy 13 #272
Aymerik Ruler of the home Germanic Boy 13 #273
Erek Eternal ruler Germanic, Norse Boy 12 #274
Mann From Old English/Germanic meaning 'man, person'; in Punjabi/Hindi means 'mind' or 'heart'. English, Germanic Boy 12 #275
Philibert From elements meaning "much" + "bright" - essentially "very bright" or "much-bright/illustrious" Germanic Boy 12 #276
Reyner From ragin 'counsel' + hari 'army' - 'counsel-army' (wise/army counselor) Germanic Boy 12 #277
Alfonse Noble and ready Germanic Boy 11 #278
Alman German; man from the Alemanni (a person from Germany) Germanic Boy 11 #279
Amalio From the Germanic element 'amal' meaning 'work' or 'labor' - 'industrious, hardworking'. Germanic Boy 11 #280
Evrard Strong/brave as a boar Germanic Boy 11 #281
Rodel Famous ruler Germanic Boy 11 #282
Rutger Renowned/famous spear Germanic Boy 11 #283
Tancredi Thoughtful or well-considered counsel (from Germanic elements meaning 'thought' + 'counsel') Germanic Boy 11 #284
Aimon From the Germanic element haim meaning "home" or "homestead" Germanic Boy 10 #285
Rodrik Renowned/famous ruler Germanic Boy 10 #286
Rollan Renowned (famous) land Germanic Boy 10 #287
Aimeric Home ruler Germanic Boy 8 #288
Millo Varies by origin: 'fill/earthwork' (Hebrew) or 'gracious/dear' (Germanic/Slavic); also used as a diminutive of Emilio/Camillo. Germanic, Hebrew, Italian, Slavic, Spanish Boy 8 #289
Elmar Noble and famous Germanic Boy 7 #290
Emeril From Germanic elements meaning 'work' + 'ruler' - generally rendered as 'industrious ruler' or 'ruler of work.' Germanic Boy 7 #291
Ferdinando Brave traveler Germanic Boy 7 #292
Helmer From elements meaning 'helmet' or 'protection', often interpreted as 'helmeted warrior' or 'protector'. Germanic Boy 7 #293
Landrick Likely from Old English/Germanic elements land ('land') + rīk ('ruler'), meaning 'ruler of the land.' English, Germanic Boy 7 #294
Otha Wealth, fortune; prosperity English, Germanic Boy 7 #295
Baren A masculine name with multiple possible origins - variously associated with 'nobleman' (from Baron), 'bear' (German), 'son' (Hebrew bar-), or 'rain' (as a variant of Persian Baran). Aramaic, English, Germanic, Hebrew, Persian Boy 6 #296
Baudoin Bold/brave friend Germanic Boy 6 #297
Delman Likely 'man of the valley' or 'man from the dell' (surname origin) English, Germanic Boy 6 #298
Detric People's ruler / ruler of the people Germanic Boy 6 #299
Diedrich Ruler of the people Germanic Boy 6 #300

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