| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roel | From Roeland ('fame/renown' + 'land') or Roelof ('fame' + 'wolf') - i.e., 'famous land' or 'famous wolf'. | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 460 #151 | |
| Oswald | God-ruler; divine ruler or ruler by God's power | English, Germanic | Boy | 449 #152 | |
| Emaline | From the Germanic element 'amal' meaning 'work' or 'industrious'. | Germanic | Girl | 434 #153 | |
| Oswaldo | Divine rule | Germanic, Old English, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 431 #154 | |
| Frieda | Peace | Germanic | Girl | 424 #155 | |
| Rainer | Counsel of the army ("wise army") | Germanic | Boy | 421 #156 | |
| Evelyne | Desired | French, Germanic | Girl | 420 #157 | |
| Avary | 'ruler of the elves' (elf ruler or elf-counsel) | English, Germanic | Unisex | 418 #158 | |
| Eda | In Turkish: "grace, charm, elegant manner"; from Old English/Germanic usage it can be a short form of Edith or related names meaning "wealth/fortune" (e.g., rich/blessed). | English, Germanic, Norse, Scandinavian, Turkish | Girl | 415 #159 | |
| Arik | From Hebrew: "lion" (diminutive of Ariel/Arieh); from Norse/Germanic: "eternal ruler" (variant of Eric) | Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | 404 #160 | |
| Griselda | Grey battle | Germanic, Italian | Girl | 402 #161 | |
| Elva | Often rendered as 'elf' or, from the Irish Ailbhe, 'bright/white'. | English, Germanic, Irish | Girl | 401 #162 | |
| Willard | Strong-willed, resolute and hardy (will + hard) | Germanic | Boy | 395 #163 | |
| Elma | Diminutive of Germanic names meaning 'helmet, protection'; alternatively 'apple' (Turkish); occasionally associated with 'nourishing' or 'soul' via Alma | Germanic | Girl | 392 #164 | |
| Maude | Mighty in battle | Germanic | Girl | 388 #165 | |
| Amalie | Industrious, hardworking | Germanic | Girl | 380 #166 | |
| Rui | Portuguese: short form of Rodrigo/Roderick meaning 'famous ruler'. Japanese: meaning varies by kanji. Chinese: meaning depends on character (e.g., 瑞 'auspicious'). | Chinese, Galician, Germanic, Japanese, Portuguese | Boy | 377 #167 | |
| Rudi | “famous wolf” (from Old High German hrod 'fame' + wulf 'wolf') | Germanic | Boy | 375 #168 | |
| Bosco | Wood, forest | Germanic, Italian | Boy | 372 #169 | |
| Eveline | Little Ava | English, French, Germanic | Girl | 364 #170 | |
| Gabriele | God is my strength (often rendered 'God is my warrior' or 'man of God') | Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | 358 #171 | |
| Rhen | Likely 'of the Rhine' (the river) or a short, gender-neutral form/variant of Ren/Wren. | Celtic, English, Germanic, Welsh | Unisex | 354 #172 | |
| Lenni | Brave lion; 'lion-strength' (from elements meaning lion and strong/brave) | Germanic | Boy | 352 #173 | |
| Aubry | Ruler of elves | Germanic | Unisex | 348 #174 | |
| Walt | Army ruler | English, Germanic | Boy | 343 #175 | |
| Wilma | Resolute protector (from wil 'will/desire' + helm 'helmet/protection') | Germanic | Girl | 339 #176 | |
| Rainier | From Old Germanic ragin 'counsel' + hari 'army' - 'army counselor' or 'wise army' | Germanic | Boy | 336 #177 | |
| Dietrich | Ruler of the people | Germanic | Boy | 335 #178 | |
| Leopoldo | Bold among the people / people-bold (brave, bold leader) | Germanic | Boy | 323 #179 | |
| Minna | Diminutive of Wilhelmina - 'resolute protector'; sometimes associated with 'love'. | Germanic | Girl | 310 #180 | |
| Arno | From Germanic 'arn' meaning 'eagle' (Arnold = 'eagle ruler') | Germanic | Boy | 304 #181 | |
| Adali | Generally 'noble' (from Germanic); alternatively 'from the island' (Turkish) or connected to Hebrew Adalia(h) 'God is just'. | Germanic, Hebrew, Turkish | Girl | 303 #182 | |
| Rowena | Possibly 'famous friend' (from Germanic hroth + win) or 'fair/blessed maiden' (from Welsh rhonwen). | English, Germanic, Welsh | Girl | 303 #183 | |
| Wilber | Will fortress | English, Germanic, Old English | Boy | 295 #184 | |
| Bransen | Likely 'son of Brand' or 'son of Bran' - 'Brand' (Old Norse/Germanic) can mean 'sword' or 'fire'; 'Bran' (Welsh) means 'raven'. | English, Germanic | Boy | 294 #185 | |
| Rudolph | Famous wolf | Germanic | Boy | 294 #186 | |
| Joselynn | Typically seen as a modern variant of Jocelyn or a blend with Joseph; interpreted as 'God will increase' (Joseph) or linked to Jocelyn's original sense 'member of the Gauts / little Goth.' | English, Germanic | Girl | 291 #187 | |
| Lander | Landowner; person from the land / countryman | Dutch, Germanic | Boy | 291 #188 | |
| Jerald | Spear ruler | Germanic | Boy | 283 #189 | |
| Wilfred | Will/desire + peace - 'desiring peace' or 'resolute peace' | English, Germanic | Boy | 282 #190 | |
| Gertrude | From ger 'spear' + truod/thrūð 'strength' - 'strong spear' or 'spear of strength' | Germanic | Girl | 281 #191 | |
| Gisella | Pledge, (historically) hostage | Germanic | Girl | 277 #192 | |
| Hutch | Son of Hugh | English, Germanic, Old French | Boy | 273 #193 | |
| Sina | Persian: associated with the historical name Sīnā (as in Ibn Sīnā/Avicenna); European: used as a diminutive of Christina meaning 'follower of Christ'. The exact original Persian meaning is uncertain. | Arabic, Germanic, Persian, Scandinavian, Turkish | Unisex | 267 #194 | |
| Enrico | Home ruler / ruler of the household | Germanic | Boy | 266 #195 | |
| Alida | Noble | Germanic | Girl | 264 #196 | |
| Henrique | Home ruler | Germanic | Boy | 260 #197 | |
| Yoselyn | Variant of Jocelyn - originally 'member of the Gauts' (a Gothic tribe); sometimes interpreted as 'joyous'. | Germanic | Girl | 259 #198 | |
| Kona | Hawaiian: 'leeward' or referring to the Kona district; Japanese: 'powder' (a common word, not typically a given name); as a short form of Conrad/Konrad: 'bold counsel'. | English, Germanic, Hawaiian, Japanese | Unisex | 257 #199 | |
| Randolph | Shield-wolf (from 'rand' = rim/shield + 'wulf' = wolf) | Germanic, Norse | Boy | 256 #200 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Germanic-origin name in our dataset.
