German Popularity by Year
Follow German across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
German birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 112 | #1,539 | Up 111 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 102 | #1,650 | Down 185 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 123 | #1,465 | Down 8 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 124 | #1,457 | Up 72 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 115 | #1,529 | Down 106 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 121 | #1,423 | Down 69 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 132 | #1,354 | Down 173 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 161 | #1,181 | Up 26 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 152 | #1,207 | Down 77 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 171 | #1,130 | Up 60 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 155 | #1,190 | Down 24 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 161 | #1,166 | Up 26 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 150 | #1,192 | Down 81 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 166 | #1,111 | Up 67 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 150 | #1,178 | Down 142 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 187 | #1,036 | Down 91 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 215 | #945 | Down 84 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 247 | #861 | Up 58 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 215 | #919 | Down 72 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 237 | #847 | Down 67 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 251 | #780 | Up 44 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 216 | #824 | Down 118 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 266 | #706 | Up 56 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 226 | #762 | Down 98 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 274 | #664 | Up 28 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 255 | #692 | Up 51 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 217 | #743 | Up 16 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 210 | #759 | Down 106 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 251 | #653 | Down 5 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 258 | #648 | Up 21 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 246 | #669 | Down 14 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 252 | #655 | Up 12 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 238 | #667 | Down 2 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 5 | #13,442 | — |
| 1992 | Boys | 243 | #665 | Down 84 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 304 | #581 | Up 33 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 269 | #614 | Down 20 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 269 | #594 | Up 184 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 147 | #778 | Up 74 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 120 | #852 | Up 34 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 105 | #886 | Down 76 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 120 | #810 | Down 2 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 117 | #808 | Down 28 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 125 | #780 | Up 43 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 116 | #823 | Down 39 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 123 | #784 | Up 72 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 107 | #856 | Down 14 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 105 | #842 | Up 78 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 88 | #920 | Down 11 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 87 | #909 | Up 37 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 77 | #946 | Down 67 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 89 | #879 | Up 90 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 71 | #969 | Down 37 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 75 | #932 | Up 75 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 64 | #1,007 | Up 131 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 52 | #1,138 | Down 68 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 58 | #1,070 | Down 20 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 54 | #1,050 | Up 232 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 35 | #1,282 | Up 129 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 29 | #1,411 | Down 443 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 56 | #968 | Up 138 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 45 | #1,106 | Up 278 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 32 | #1,384 | Down 169 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 41 | #1,215 | Up 454 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 23 | #1,669 | Down 117 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 27 | #1,552 | Down 66 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 29 | #1,486 | Up 179 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 23 | #1,665 | Down 388 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 36 | #1,277 | Up 474 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 21 | #1,751 | Down 389 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 32 | #1,362 | Up 284 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 22 | #1,646 | Down 53 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 23 | #1,593 | Up 365 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 16 | #1,958 | Down 102 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 17 | #1,856 | Up 511 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 11 | #2,367 | Down 46 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 11 | #2,321 | Up 698 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 7 | #3,019 | Down 904 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 13 | #2,115 | Up 136 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 12 | #2,251 | Down 302 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 14 | #1,949 | Up 182 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 11 | #2,131 | Up 731 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 7 | #2,862 | Down 299 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 9 | #2,563 | Up 149 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 8 | #2,712 | Down 221 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 9 | #2,491 | Down 13 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 9 | #2,478 | Up 131 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 8 | #2,609 | Up 925 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5 | #3,534 | Down 359 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 6 | #3,175 | Down 1,211 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 13 | #1,964 | Up 755 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 8 | #2,719 | Up 254 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 7 | #2,973 | Down 431 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 9 | #2,542 | Up 96 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 9 | #2,638 | Up 13 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 9 | #2,651 | Down 898 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 18 | #1,753 | Up 249 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 15 | #2,002 | Up 520 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 11 | #2,522 | Up 929 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 7 | #3,451 | Down 1,149 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 13 | #2,302 | Up 453 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 10 | #2,755 | Up 67 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 10 | #2,822 | Down 598 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 14 | #2,224 | Up 123 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 13 | #2,347 | Up 155 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 12 | #2,502 | Down 43 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 12 | #2,459 | Up 418 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 9 | #2,877 | Up 219 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 8 | #3,096 | Down 816 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 12 | #2,280 | Down 582 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 18 | #1,698 | Up 84 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 16 | #1,782 | Up 319 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 10 | #2,101 | Down 298 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 10 | #1,803 | Down 63 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 5 | #1,740 | Down 151 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 5 | #1,589 | Down 506 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 8 | #1,083 | Up 134 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 6 | #1,217 | Down 274 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 5 | #943 | — |