How Many People Are Named German?
people named German are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,913 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,295 babies named German in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
304 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of GERMANUS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name German in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named German alive today is about 27 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
German first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1991, to 304 babies. In 2025, 112 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
German has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #581, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #1,541.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,541 |
| Best rank | #581 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #671 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named German alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named German were born in California than in any other state: about 3,282 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, German was given 3.5 times as often in Arizona, 3.2 times in California and 2.3 times in Texas.
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