| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | Son of Will | English, Germanic, Scottish | Boy | 4,002 #51 | |
| Linda | Beautiful; also associated with the linden (lime) tree | Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 3,858 #52 | |
| Alvin | "Elf friend" or "friend of elves" | English, Germanic | Boy | 3,731 #53 | |
| Roger | Renowned spearman (famous spear) | Germanic | Boy | 3,448 #54 | |
| Ernest | Serious, resolute, earnest | Germanic | Boy | 3,315 #55 | |
| Carl | Free man | Germanic | Boy | 3,227 #56 | |
| Rudy | 'famous wolf' (renowned wolf) | Germanic | Boy | 3,068 #57 | |
| Emmeline | Diminutive of Emma - 'whole' or 'universal' | English, Germanic | Girl | 2,945 #58 | |
| Erika | Feminine form of Eric meaning 'ever-ruler' or 'eternal ruler'; also associated with the heather plant | Germanic, Greek, Latin, Norse | Girl | 2,905 #59 | |
| Armand | Army man | French, Germanic | Boy | 2,865 #60 | |
| Amaury | From Old Germanic amal 'work, bravery' + ric 'ruler' - 'brave ruler' or 'work-ruler'. | Germanic | Boy | 2,864 #61 | |
| Hugh | From the Germanic element 'hug' meaning 'mind, spirit, heart'. | Germanic | Boy | 2,855 #62 | |
| Terry | People ruler | English, French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | 2,600 #63 | |
| Ema | From Emma: "whole" or "universal" (Old German). In Japanese, unrelated - can refer to a votive "picture-horse" (絵馬) or have meanings depending on kanji. | Germanic, Japanese, Slavic | Girl | 2,361 #64 | |
| Henrik | "Home ruler" (ruler of the household) | Germanic | Boy | 2,356 #65 | |
| Janna | God is gracious (from Johanna/Joanna); Paradise/garden (from Arabic 'Jannah') | Arabic, Dutch, Germanic, Hebrew | Girl | 2,314 #66 | |
| Wallace | Welshman, foreigner | Anglo-Norman, English, Germanic, Scottish | Boy | 2,194 #67 | |
| Alfonso | Noble and ready (noble, prepared/keen) | Germanic, Portuguese | Boy | 2,188 #68 | |
| Bode | Derived from Old High German 'Bodo' meaning 'messenger' or 'command/herald'. | Germanic | Boy | 2,163 #69 | |
| Tim | Honoring God | Germanic, Greek | Boy | 2,154 #70 | |
| Will | Willed protection | English, Germanic, Old French | Boy | 2,129 #71 | |
| Gerald | Ruler with a spear | Germanic | Boy | 2,091 #72 | |
| Alisa | Noble (from Alice); sometimes associated with 'pledged to God' via Elisa/Elisabeth | Germanic | Girl | 2,003 #73 | |
| Jeffery | God's peace; peaceful pledge | Germanic | Boy | 2,003 #74 | |
| Ida | Industrious, hardworking; 'work' or 'labor' (sometimes linked to renewal via Norse myth) | Germanic | Girl | 1,993 #75 | |
| Adela | Noble | Czech, Germanic, Polish, Spanish | Girl | 1,958 #76 | |
| Willie | Resolute protection | English, Germanic, Scots | Boy | 1,882 #77 | |
| Adel | Noble (Germanic); just, fair (Arabic) | Germanic | Boy | 1,844 #78 | |
| Karl | Man; free man | Germanic | Boy | 1,775 #79 | |
| Gus | Diminutive of names meaning 'venerable, great' (Augustus) or related to 'staff/choice, one strength' (Gustav/Angus). | Gaelic, Germanic, Latin, Norse | Boy | 1,684 #80 | |
| Ally | Diminutive form meaning 'noble' (from Alice/Alison) or 'defender' (from Alexandra) | English, French, Germanic, Greek | Girl | 1,656 #81 | |
| Aubri | Ruler of the elves ("elf ruler") | Germanic | Girl | 1,565 #82 | |
| Gilbert | Bright pledge | Germanic | Boy | 1,559 #83 | |
| Adilene | Possibly 'just, fair' (from Arabic 'Adil') or 'noble' (from Germanic 'Adal' via Adeline). | Arabic, Germanic | Girl | 1,557 #84 | |
| Elvis | Likely 'all-wise' (from Old Norse alvíss) or derived from Germanic elements meaning 'elf' + 'friend'; also popularized by Elvis Presley. | English, Germanic, Irish, Norse | Boy | 1,554 #85 | |
| Rosalind | Originally 'gentle/tender horse'; later associated with 'beautiful rose'. | Germanic | Girl | 1,517 #86 | |
| Emeri | Derived from elements meaning 'whole/strong' + 'ruler' - commonly interpreted as 'powerful/brave ruler'. | Germanic | Unisex | 1,439 #87 | |
| Gisselle | Pledge; hostage | Germanic | Girl | 1,363 #88 | |
| Derick | Ruler of the people | Germanic | Boy | 1,334 #89 | |
| Adalina | Noble, of noble birth | Germanic | Girl | 1,321 #90 | |
| Bernardo | Brave/strong as a bear | Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,290 #91 | |
| Adalie | Noble; 'noble one' | Germanic | Girl | 1,288 #92 | |
| Gilberto | Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'bright pledge'. | Germanic, Portuguese | Boy | 1,274 #93 | |
| Osvaldo | God-ruler / divine ruler | English, Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,262 #94 | |
| Gerard | Spear-brave; strong or brave with a spear | Germanic | Boy | 1,250 #95 | |
| Hans | God is gracious | Germanic | Boy | 1,243 #96 | |
| Arman | Hope, aspiration, desire, ideal; also 'dream' in some usages | Armenian, French, Germanic, Persian | Boy | 1,202 #97 | |
| Wilhelmina | Will-helmet | Dutch, German, Germanic, Yiddish | Girl | 1,135 #98 | |
| Reynaldo | Counsel-ruler - 'wise' or 'mighty' ruler | French, Germanic | Boy | 1,128 #99 | |
| Fredrick | Peaceful ruler | Germanic | Boy | 1,118 #100 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Germanic-origin name in our dataset.
