Germanic baby names
Germanic names were brought to England by the Normans in 1066, who had them from the Franks: William, Henry, Robert, Emma, Alice. They join two words, often of war, fame or nobility, like William ("will" and "helmet"). Of the names we have researched, 204 are Germanic, given to 229,991 US babies in 2025.
Rising Germanic names
Biggest climbers in rank since 2020: Lottie (#1,557 to #528), Odette (#1,481 to #883), Evelina (#1,337 to #778), Arlette (#1,050 to #494), Elouise (#1,324 to #788), Koen (#1,191 to #623), Carlo (#1,326 to #869), Louie (#767 to #596), Archie (#468 to #301), Conrad (#551 to #417).
Germanic girl names (90)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma | whole, entire (Germanic element) | #3 | 12,754 |
| Charlotte | feminine form of Charles | #2 | 13,400 |
| Amelia | from Germanic amal- (vigor, bravery) | #4 | 12,699 |
| Ava | Origin uncertain | #11 | 7,732 |
| Evelyn | Origin uncertain | #8 | 9,123 |
| Charlie | pet form of Charles or Charlotte: man, free man | #133 | 2,160 |
| Alice | noble kind | #65 | 3,547 |
| Emery | #74 | 3,208 | |
| Adeline | noble | #59 | 3,864 |
| Eloise | #49 | 4,251 | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York (from Dutch Breukelen) | #118 | 2,300 |
| Caroline | feminine of Charles: man, free man | #96 | 2,646 |
| Aubrey | elf ruler | #146 | 2,003 |
| Skylar | scholar (via Dutch Schuyler) | #167 | 1,818 |
| Rose | rose (flower); originally Germanic 'fame' + 'kind' | #114 | 2,386 |
| Alina | #130 | 2,204 | |
| Adalynn | noble (variant of Adeline) | #184 | 1,683 |
| Hallie | pet form of Harriet | #120 | 2,260 |
| Ada | noble | #219 | 1,401 |
| Lena | short form of Helena, Magdalena and similar names | #279 | 1,106 |
| Adelaide | noble kind | #289 | 1,062 |
| Charlee | variant of Charlie (Charles) | #417 | 750 |
| Jocelyn | #393 | 788 | |
| Heidi | pet form of Adelheid ('noble kind') | #340 | 894 |
| Giselle | pledge, hostage | #382 | 803 |
| Rosie | pet form of Rose | #283 | 1,088 |
| Skyler | scholar (Dutch surname Schuyler) | #671 | 422 |
| Adelina | noble (pet form of Adela/Adelaide) | #304 | 1,007 |
| Hattie | pet form of Harriet | #334 | 923 |
| Willa | feminine of Will (William) | #422 | 742 |
| Matilda | might + battle | #365 | 838 |
| Lorelai | respelling of Lorelei | #333 | 926 |
| Alicia | Latinized form of Alice ('noble kind') | #460 | 672 |
| Carolina | feminine of Charles ('man') | #405 | 769 |
| Lorelei | name of a rock on the Rhine | #441 | 699 |
| Fernanda | feminine of Fernando (Ferdinand) | #551 | 549 |
| Amalia | from Germanic amal-, 'vigor, bravery' | #566 | 530 |
| Louise | famous in battle (feminine of Louis) | #516 | 579 |
| Mina | several origins (short for Wilhelmina; Arabic, Sanskrit) | #597 | 491 |
| Charleigh | spelling of Charlie (from Charles, 'free man') | #811 | 337 |
More: Addilyn, Aleena, Landry, Arlette, Zelda, Karla, Louisa, Lottie, Adele, Billie, Carly, Amelie, Rosalina, Linda, Roselyn, Emmeline, Rosalyn, Etta, Emmalyn, Elouise, Tilly, Carla, Evelina, Harriet, Ida, Odette, Bernadette, Alisha, Robyn, Addie, Rosalind, Yvette, Rosemarie, Charlene, Bobbi, Elvira, Carol, Henrietta, Irma, Roberta, Hilda, Wilma, Maude, Bertha, Gertrude, Trudy, Freda, Alberta, Ernestine, Dick.
Germanic boy names (114)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liam | Irish short form of William | #1 | 20,818 |
| Henry | home + ruler (Germanic) | #5 | 12,020 |
| William | will + helmet (Germanic) | #9 | 10,545 |
| Charles | man, free man | #48 | 5,898 |
| Everett | boar-strong (from Everard) | #77 | 4,287 |
| Leonardo | lion-strong | #91 | 3,789 |
| Robert | bright fame | #92 | 3,772 |
| Enzo | home ruler (via Heinz, Henry) | #72 | 4,556 |
| Milo | #119 | 2,974 | |
| Luis | famous in battle (Spanish form of Louis) | #144 | 2,475 |
| Carlos | man, free man (Spanish form of Charles) | #150 | 2,418 |
| Rhett | advice (from Dutch de Raedt) | #188 | 1,936 |
| Ryker | #183 | 2,003 | |
| Richard | strong ruler | #234 | 1,505 |
| Louis | famous in battle | #249 | 1,391 |
| Walter | ruler of the army | #252 | 1,381 |
| Derek | ruler of the people (from Theodoric) | #284 | 1,191 |
| Hendrix | son of Hendrick (Henry) | #354 | 933 |
| Otto | wealth, prosperity | #277 | 1,241 |
| Archie | pet form of Archibald ('genuine, bold') | #301 | 1,129 |
| Drew | short for Andrew, or Frankish Drogo | #553 | 541 |
| Fernando | peace or journey + daring | #387 | 819 |
| Brantley | #499 | 606 | |
| Raymond | counsel + protection | #395 | 807 |
| Ricardo | strong ruler (Spanish form of Richard) | #380 | 833 |
| Hugo | mind, heart | #378 | 837 |
| Lewis | famous in battle | #433 | 736 |
| Frederick | peaceful ruler | #435 | 728 |
| Jeffrey | #552 | 544 | |
| Garrett | spear + strong (from Gerard) | #564 | 526 |
| Rocco | #459 | 679 | |
| Conrad | bold counsel | #417 | 770 |
| Alonzo | noble and ready (variant of Alfonso) | #511 | 590 |
| Rodrigo | famous ruler (Spanish form of Roderick) | #492 | 614 |
| Roberto | bright fame (Spanish/Italian Robert) | #570 | 519 |
| Enrique | home ruler (Spanish Henry) | #571 | 517 |
| Armando | army man, warrior (Germanic, via French Armand) | #556 | 538 |
| Albert | noble and bright | #614 | 461 |
| Raul | counsel wolf (Spanish form of Ralph) | #634 | 440 |
| Gerardo | brave spear (Spanish/Italian Gerard) | #678 | 401 |
More: Louie, Roland, Leonard, Bruno, Harlem, Koen, Alberto, Ray, Harry, Roger, Hugh, Rudy, Alvaro, Kaiser, Alonso, Boden, Orlando, Ramon, Lance, Ricky, Guillermo, Bode, Adler, Ernesto, Alfonso, Randy, Aldo, Billy, Carl, Gary, Carlo, Bobby, Rogelio, Ernest, Gerald, Ramiro, Reginald, Ralph, Will, Willie, Rolando, Gilbert, Jeffery, Freddy, Bernard, Randall, Rodolfo, Luther, Gilberto, Gerard, Guy, Arnold, Robbie, Fred, Roderick, Wendell, Kurt, Herbert, Herman, Rick, Jeff, Geoffrey, Willard, Roosevelt, Hubert, Rudolph, Jerald, Bill, Randolph, Wilbert, Delbert, Bert, Elbert, Bob.
How origins are assigned
Each name gets one origin: the language its meaning comes from, which is not always the language it reached English through. Mateo is Spanish in form but Hebrew in origin, so it is listed as Hebrew. The lists cover the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far. Common meanings among Germanic names: king or queen, warrior, fame.