German Name Generator

Looking for a name with strong German roots? Whether you're naming a character, a baby, or simply interested in exploring German culture, our German Name Generator makes it easy, smooth, and fun to discover endless unique German names of your choice. With just a click, you can generate a list of authentic German names that carry deep cultural meaning.

By default, this tool generates a random German name. You can use filters like gender and quantity to get customized name results of your choice. Click "Generate" to explore a variety of German names, from classic choices like “Heinrich” to more contemporary options like “Lena.” You can copy any generated names instantly in a single click.

🔤 German Names by Alphabet (Male & Female)

Discover popular and traditional German names for each letter A–Z. These classic and modern names are widely used in German-speaking countries.

German Names Starting with A

Male: Alexander, Andreas, Anton, Armin, Arthur, Adrian, Alfred, Axel, Achim, Alois
Female: Anna, Anja, Amelie, Annika, Andrea, Antonia, Astrid, Annette, Alina, Alice

German Names Starting with B

Male: Benjamin, Bernd, Bastian, Bruno, Björn, Boris, Benedikt, Bruno, Burkhard, Bertram
Female: Bettina, Birgit, Brigitte, Barbara, Beate, Bianca, Britta, Bärbel, Bernadette, Belinda

German Names Starting with C

Male: Christian, Christoph, Clemens, Conrad, Constantin, Carsten, Cornelius, Claus, Carlo, Cedric
Female: Christina, Claudia, Charlotte, Clara, Carmen, Carla, Caroline, Carolin, Celina, Celine

German Names Starting with D

Male: Daniel, David, Dirk, Dieter, Dominik, Darius, Dennis, Detlef, Dorian, Dustin
Female: Daniela, Diana, Denise, Dorothea, Deborah, Doris, Daphne, Dorothee, Désirée, Dörthe

German Names Starting with E

Male: Eric, Erik, Emil, Elias, Ernst, Eberhard, Edmund, Ewald, Eike, Engelbert
Female: Emma, Emilia, Eva, Elisabeth, Elke, Ellen, Elisa, Evelyn, Esther, Edith

German Names Starting with F

Male: Felix, Florian, Franz, Frank, Friedrich, Fabian, Ferdinand, Florian, Falk, Finn
Female: Franziska, Friederike, Felicitas, Fiona, Flora, Filomena, Franziska, Florentine, Frauke, Frida

German Names Starting with G

Male: Georg, Gabriel, Gerrit, Günther, Gerd, Gustav, Gregor, Götz, Günter, Gerhard
Female: Gabriele, Greta, Gertrud, Gisela, Gudrun, Gabriella, Gina, Gloria, Grete, Gunda

German Names Starting with H

Male: Hans, Heinrich, Helmut, Herbert, Henning, Holger, Harald, Hugo, Hermann, Hanno
Female: Helga, Heidi, Hanna, Hannelore, Henriette, Hilde, Helene, Hertha, Hildegard, Hella

German Names Starting with I

Male: Ingolf, Ingo, Isidor, Immanuel, Ivo, Igor, Ilja, Iker, Ike, Ilan
Female: Ingrid, Ilse, Irma, Isabelle, Isabella, Ines, Irene, Iris, Ivonne, Ida

German Names Starting with J

Male: Johann, Jonas, Jan, Jürgen, Jens, Julian, Joachim, Josef, Jannik, Justus
Female: Julia, Jana, Jasmin, Judith, Johanna, Josefine, Jule, Janine, Juliane, Jessica

German Names Starting with K

Male: Karl, Klaus, Kevin, Kai, Kilian, Konrad, Kurt, Kenneth, Kai-Uwe, Kristof
Female: Katharina, Karin, Kerstin, Kira, Katrin, Kristina, Klara, Karla, Karina, Kristiane

German Names Starting with L

Male: Lukas, Leon, Ludwig, Lutz, Lars, Lorenz, Leonard, Leo, Lothar, Luan
Female: Lisa, Lena, Laura, Luisa, Leonie, Lea, Loretta, Leni, Lydia, Lara

German Names Starting with M

Male: Maximilian, Michael, Markus, Martin, Matthias, Marcel, Matthias, Moritz, Mike, Manuel
Female: Maria, Marie, Martina, Monika, Miriam, Melanie, Magdalena, Mia, Mara, Melissa

German Names Starting with N

Male: Niklas, Nils, Norman, Norbert, Nicolas, Noah, Niko, Norbert, Nikolas, Nino
Female: Nicole, Nina, Nadine, Nele, Nora, Natalie, Nicole, Natascha, Nadja, Noemi

German Names Starting with O

Male: Oliver, Otto, Oskar, Olaf, Oskar, Orlando, Oskar, Orjan, Onno, Oswin
Female: Olga, Ottilie, Oda, Ortrud, Ottilia, Olafine, Odette, Ondine, Otylia, Oriana

German Names Starting with P

Male: Paul, Peter, Philipp, Patrick, Pascal, Peer, Peer, Philipp, Pius, Peer
Female: Petra, Paula, Pauline, Pia, Patricia, Philippa, Petra, Pauline, Pia, Pauline

German Names Starting with Q

Male: Quirin, Quentin, Quirinus, Quirin, Quincy, Quade, Quirin, Quiller, Qadir, Quoc
Female: Quirina, Quitterie, Quincy, Querina, Quiana, Quin, Quella, Quirine, Quetzal, Quintina

German Names Starting with R

Male: Richard, Robert, Rolf, Roland, Rainer, Rasmus, Ruben, Robin, Rudolf, Ronny
Female: Rita, Rebecca, Renate, Regina, Rike, Romy, Rosa, Ruth, Ramona, Ramona

German Names Starting with S

Male: Stefan, Sebastian, Simon, Sven, Siegfried, Samuel, Sascha, Sebastian, Stephan, Sylvain
Female: Sophia, Susanne, Sarah, Simone, Sigrid, Stefanie, Sandra, Sina, Saskia, Selina

German Names Starting with T

Male: Thomas, Tobias, Till, Thorsten, Theodor, Tristan, Timo, Torsten, Thilo, Tilman
Female: Tina, Theresa, Tanja, Tabea, Tatjana, Theresia, Thea, Trude, Tabea, Thalia

German Names Starting with U

Male: Udo, Ulrich, Ulf, Uwe, Uli, Udo, Urban, Uwe, Urian, Ulbrecht
Female: Ute, Ursula, Ulrike, Ulla, Ute, Ulla, Uta, Ulrike, Ursina, Uli

German Names Starting with V

Male: Victor, Viktor, Volker, Valentin, Vincent, Vito, Vico, Veit, Volkmar, Vinzenz
Female: Vanessa, Veronika, Viola, Viktoria, Valeska, Valentina, Verena, Valerie, Valentin, Veronike

German Names Starting with W

Male: Wolfgang, Wilhelm, Walter, Werner, Willi, Winfried, Wenzel, Waldemar, Wulf, Wido
Female: Waltraud, Wanda, Wiebke, Wilma, Winona, Walburga, Wiebke, Wally, Wanda, Wilhelmina

German Names Starting with X

Male: Xaver, Xander, Xeno, Xerxes, Xeno, Xavian, Xenoel, Xyrill, Xanthos, Xenon
Female: Xenia, Xandra, Ximena, Xenia, Xyla, Xaveria, Ximara, Xennia, Xiomara, Xoana

German Names Starting with Y

Male: Yannick, Yannik, Yves, Yannis, York, Yvo, Yousuf, Yannis, Yaro, Yanis
Female: Yvonne, Yvette, Yara, Yvette, Yvonne, Ylva, Yanina, Yara, Ylenia, Yael

German Names Starting with Z

Male: Zacharias, Zeno, Zoltan, Zoran, Zigmund, Zenon, Zvi, Zygmund, Zachary, Zeno
Female: Zara, Zita, Zinnia, Zora, Zoe, Zuzanna, Zelia, Zena, Zofia, Zora

According to the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache, Germany’s most popular baby names in 2025 include Noah, Matteo, Leon, Finn, and Emil for boys. For girls, top picks are Emilia, Mia, Emma, Sophia, and Lina.

German names are known for their strong meanings and phonetic clarity. Compound names like Anna-Lena or Hans-Peter are still popular, and traditional names are seeing a modern revival across the country.