German Girl Names
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of 250 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gesine-Lotte | Combines Gesine ('spear/strength' via Gertrude) and Lotte ('free' via Charlotte) - roughly 'strong/free woman'. | Frisian, German | Girl | — | |
| Gesine-Marie | From Gisela 'pledge' + Marie (Mary) 'bitter' / 'beloved' / 'sea of bitterness' | German, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Gilbertina | Bright pledge | German | Girl | — | |
| Gissel | Pledge; hostage (from the Germanic root gīsil) | German | Girl | — | |
| Gitta | Diminutive of Brigitta/Brigitte - ultimately from Brigid, meaning "exalted one" or "strength" | German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Gizele | Pledge or hostage; often interpreted as "noble pledge" | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretal | Pearl; diminutive meaning 'little pearl' | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretchen | Little pearl | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretchin | Little pearl (diminutive of Margaret) | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretchon | Little pearl | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretchun | Diminutive form of Margaret, meaning "little pearl" | German | Girl | — | |
| Gretchyn | Diminutive of Margaret; means "pearl" | German | Girl | — | |
| Grete | Pearl | Danish, Estonian, German, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Gretel | Little pearl (diminutive of Margaret, meaning 'pearl') | German | Girl | — | |
| Grethel | From Margaret, meaning 'pearl' - often rendered as 'little pearl'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Grit | Derived from Margaret, meaning 'pearl' | Dutch, German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Grizelle | From Germanic elements meaning 'gray' + 'battle' - often rendered 'gray battle-maid'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Haesel | Hazel tree / hazelnut; often associated with the hazel color or hazel-colored eyes | German | Girl | — | |
| Hannaliese | Grace (Hannah) + pledged to God (Elisabeth) - "grace pledged to God" | German | Girl | — | |
| Hanneline | God is gracious (grace, favor) | Dutch, German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Hannelora | 'Grace' (Hannah) + 'laurel' (Laura) - roughly 'graceful laurel' or 'grace and victory'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Hannelore | From Hannah ('grace, favor') + Eleonore (often interpreted as 'light'); commonly taken to mean 'gracious light' or 'favored light'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Hanselka | Little Hans; ultimately from Johannes, meaning 'God is gracious'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Hasie | A pet or diminutive name often meaning 'little hare' or 'bunny' (from German); also used as an affectionate form of Hazel or Harriet. | English, German | Girl | — | |
| Haydie | Noble (from Adelheid) | German | Girl | — | |
| Hedah | Associated with 'battle' (from Germanic Hedda/Hedwig); in Hebrew contexts may be linked to 'praise' or 'thanksgiving'. | German, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Heide | Heath; heathland (related to the heather plant) | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Heidee | Noble; of noble kind | German | Girl | — | |
| Heidemarie | From German "Heide" (heath) + Marie (form of Mary); roughly "heath" + "Mary" (often rendered as 'heathland' + 'beloved'/'Mary'). | German | Girl | — | |
| Heidey | Noble; of noble kind | German | Girl | — | |
| Heidie | Noble; 'noble kind' (from Adelheid) | German | Girl | — | |
| Heidy | Noble; of noble kind or noble birth | German | Girl | — | |
| Heike | Diminutive related to Heinrich (Henry) - 'home ruler'. | Frisian, German | Girl | — | |
| Helli | Tender; gentle; affectionate | Finnish, German | Girl | — | |
| Henrika | Home ruler | German | Girl | — | |
| Hertha | UNKNOWN | German, Germanic, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Hubertah | Bright mind/spirit | German | Girl | — | |
| Hubertia | Bright mind / bright spirit | German | Girl | — | |
| Huette | Hut; small house or cottage | German | Girl | — | |
| Hydi | Noble; of noble birth | German | Girl | — | |
| Ilkah | Likely a diminutive of Ilona or Elizabeth - meanings can include 'light' (from Ilona/Helena) or 'God is my oath' (from Elizabeth). In Turkish contexts it may be associated with İlkay ('first moon'). | German, Hungarian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Ilsa | Pledged to God ("God is my oath") | German | Girl | — | |
| Ilse | Derived from Elisabeth - 'God is my oath' / 'consecrated to God' | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Imellda | Warrior; from elements meaning 'whole/universal' and 'battle' (battle-maid) | German | Girl | — | |
| Ingegerdina | 'Ing's protection' - protected by Ing (a Norse deity) | Dutch, German, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Inka | Diminutive of Inga/Ingrid - beloved/beautiful; 'protected by the god Ing' | German, Germanic, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Inken | Little Inga; associated with Ing (fertility/prosperity) | Frisian, German | Girl | — | |
| Irmelinde | From Old High German elements Irmin (great, whole, universal) + lind (soft, gentle; linden tree) - 'mighty and gentle' or 'mighty linden'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Jettchen | Little Jette - diminutive of Jette/Henriette; ultimately 'home ruler' (from Henriette) | German | Girl | — | |
| Jette | Diminutive of Henriette ('home ruler') or related to Jutta/Judith ('woman from Judea') | Danish, Dutch, German | Girl | — |
German Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Germany, Austria, Switzerland for every German-origin name in our dataset.
250
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21
With data in 2025
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Births 2025
106,277
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