| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruprecht | Bright fame | German | Boy | — | |
| Ruttger | Famous spear | German | Boy | — | |
| Rynald | From ragin 'counsel' + wald 'rule' - 'wise ruler' or 'ruler's counsel' | German | Boy | — | |
| Sagan | Irish: 'descendant of Ságán' (patronymic); Hebrew: 'deputy, assistant'; Polish/German: from the place name Żagań. | German, Hebrew, Irish, Polish | Unisex | — | |
| Santen | No established meaning; likely 'from Santen' (a place-based surname) or related to Malay 'santan' meaning 'coconut'. | German | Unisex | — | |
| Schaefer | Shepherd (occupational name) | German | Unisex | — | |
| Schlitzie | Uncertain stage name | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Schmid | Blacksmith; metalworker | German | Unisex | — | |
| Schmidt | Smith (occupational name for a blacksmith) | German | Boy | — | |
| Schmit | Derived from the word for 'smith' - a metalworker | German | Boy | — | |
| Schmytt | Smith, metalworker | German | Boy | — | |
| Schneider | Tailor; cutter/seamster (occupational name) | German | Boy | — | |
| Schuman | Occupational surname meaning 'shoemaker' or 'maker of shoes' | German | Boy | — | |
| Schumenn | Occupational surname meaning "shoemaker" or "shoe man". | German | Boy | — | |
| Seelig | Blessed, blissful, fortunate | German | Boy | — | |
| Seeman | Sea-man; sailor | English, German, Old English | Boy | — | |
| Seewald | Forest by the lake (literally 'See' = lake + 'Wald' = forest) | German | Boy | — | |
| Segel | Sail | German | Boy | — | |
| Selbach | Streamside place | German | Boy | — | |
| Seligg | Blessed; happy | German | Boy | — | |
| Selyg | Likely 'blessed' or 'blissful' (from German 'selig'); may also be a modern invented name | German | Boy | — | |
| Seppie | God will add / God increases | Afrikaans, German | Boy | — | |
| Seybert | From Old German 'sigi' (victory) + 'beraht' (bright) - 'bright victory' or 'victorious and bright'. | German | Boy | — | |
| Sieglinde | From Old High German sigu/sieg 'victory' + linde 'gentle, soft' or 'linden tree' - 'gentle victory'. | German | Girl | — | |
| siler | Originally a surname; likely occupational 'ropemaker' (from German Seiler) or an English surname of uncertain/locational origin. | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Silki | Possibly a diminutive of Silke/Cecilia (from Latin Caecilia, historically 'blind') or derived from Finnish 'silkki' meaning 'silk' (soft, smooth). | Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Sinn | Varies by origin - German: 'sense' or 'meaning'; Korean (Sin/Shin): meanings depend on hanja (examples include 'god', 'new', 'trust'). | German, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Speck | In English: a tiny spot or particle. In German (surname): bacon/fatty meat. | English, German | Unisex | — | |
| Spek | Bacon; cured pork; fat | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Stam | Dutch: 'stem, trunk; tribe' (from Middle Dutch/Germanic). Hebrew (סתם): colloquial 'just, simply, ordinary; for no particular reason.' | Dutch, German, Hebrew | Unisex | — | |
| Stefanie | Crown; garland | Dutch, German, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Steffi | Crown; wreath | German, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Stien | Either 'follower of Christ' (if from Christine/Christina) or 'stone' (if related to Stein). | Dutch, German, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Strack | Straight, upright; rigid or stiff | German | Boy | — | |
| Strom | Stream; current | German, Old High German, Proto-Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Susann | Lily | German, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Sylke | Diminutive/variant of Silke/Sylvia, ultimately from Latin silva 'forest' - 'of the forest'. | Dutch, Frisian, German | Girl | — | |
| Toll | Likely from an occupational surname meaning 'toll' (a tax or fee) or a shortened form of a longer name such as Tolliver; in modern German 'toll' colloquially means 'great'. | English, German, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Toom | Cathedral | Estonian, German, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Traudel | Diminutive of Gertrud/Gertraud: 'ger' (spear) + 'trud/þrūð' (strength) - 'spear strength' or 'strong spear/maiden'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Trudys | From Gertrude: 'ger' (spear) + 'þrūð' (strength) - 'strong spear' / 'strength' | German | Girl | — | |
| Udo | Peace; ancestral estate | German, Igbo, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Uli | Heritage ruler | German, Old High German | Boy | — | |
| Ulla | Heritage ruler | German, Latin, Old High German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ulli | Diminutive of Ulrich/Ulrike - from Old High German elements meaning 'heritage' and 'ruler' (often rendered 'heritage ruler' or 'prosperous ruler'). | German | Unisex | — | |
| Uschi | Little female bear | German, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Uta | Wealth, fortune | German, Old High German | Girl | — | |
| Ute | Wealth; fortune | German, Germanic, Old High German | Girl | — | |
| Uwe | Awe; edge | Frisian, German, Old Danish, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Vinzenz | Conquering | German, Latin | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across Germany, Austria, Switzerland for every German-origin name in our dataset.
