Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
German
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1991
Peak era
1991
Peak births
304
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about German
How many people are named German?
An estimated 9,514 living Americans are named German.
How rare is German?
German is uncommon among babies today, with 112 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 63.2% from its 1991 peak.
How old is the typical German?
The median age of a living American named German is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 37 years old.
Is German still popular?
Not especially. German has been declining since its 1991 peak and registered 112 births in 2025.
Where is German most common?
German has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19912025
Peak year
1991
Decline from peak
63.2%
2025
112
All-time
10,290
Where it lives now
German is most concentrated in Arizona — about 3.5× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where German is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.