German
2 countries#1539 in United States, 2025US
#1539
in United States, 2025
FR
28
total births, France
Total births recorded
10,323
Peak year (United States)
1991
Peak-year count
304
First recorded
1882
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when German was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
10,295 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #1539 · peaked in 1991 with 304 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Arizona, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
28 births recorded 1965–2014 · peaked in 1971 with 6 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
German’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #847 | — |
| 2007 | #919 | ↓72 |
| 2008 | #861 | ↑58 |
| 2009 | #945 | ↓84 |
| 2010 | #1036 | ↓91 |
| 2011 | #1178 | ↓142 |
| 2012 | #1111 | ↑67 |
| 2013 | #1192 | ↓81 |
| 2014 | #1166 | ↑26 |
| 2015 | #1190 | ↓24 |
| 2016 | #1130 | ↑60 |
| 2017 | #1207 | ↓77 |
| 2018 | #1181 | ↑26 |
| 2019 | #1354 | ↓173 |
| 2020 | #1423 | ↓69 |
| 2021 | #1529 | ↓106 |
| 2022 | #1457 | ↑72 |
| 2023 | #1465 | ↓8 |
| 2024 | #1650 | ↓185 |
| 2025 | #1539 | ↑111 |
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